ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office has said that all measures are being taken for the assistance, safety and welfare of Pakistani nationals in China ever since the outbreak of coronavirus there.
At her weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said our embassy and consulates in China have reached out to all the Pakistani students. She said we are also in touch with the Chinese officials who have assured us about the safety and wellbeing of our nationals.
She thanked the Chinese authorities for extending best possible assistance to Pakistani nationals and said that Pakistan stands with China in its testing time.
She pointed out that a high powered committee has also been established in which all the stakeholders are represented to constantly monitor the situation emerging from the outbreak of the virus.
Aisha Farooqui said the authorities have received reports of the delay of flight at Urumqi airport to carry the Pakistani nationals. She said that Pakistan has contacted Chinese officials in this regards.
“The authorities are ensuring the registration of all students in China. All students are in contact with the embassy after the coronavirus outbreak,” she added.
“We have asked those nationals to contact the embassy in China who were not registered to the database. The administration officers in the universities have also raised the issue of food supplies.”
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