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Islamabad, April 05, 2015 (PPI-OT): The 12 Pakistanis, who had been earlier stranded at Yemen-Oman border, while trying to exit from Yemen, have been evacuated by the officials of Pakistan Embassy in Muscat, from Mazyunah border. This also required coordination with the Yemeni authorities, through their embassy in Islamabad.
Pakistan Embassy in Muscat will make arrangements for their onward travel to Pakistan. This brings the total number of Pakistanis evacuated from Yemen, after the start of air strikes campaign to 850.
For more information, contact:
Mr. Aizaz Ahmad Ch
Spokesman
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government of Pakistan
Tell: +92-51-9205494
Fax: +92-51-9204202
Cell: +92-336-5644459