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{Foreign Minister} Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday stated the federal government is reviewing steps to repatriate Pakistani nationals stranded in overseas nations as airways curtailed their companies because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The overseas minister stated this whereas chairing a high-level assembly to handle the challenges confronted by the coronavirus pandemic within the nation.
Qureshi stated an in depth dialogue was held at a gathering of the Nationwide Coordination Committee chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan and the choice was taken to ban worldwide flights to forestall the unfold of the virus.
He additional said {that a} sub-committee was constituted to evaluate the scenario and formulate a method in case worldwide flight operations resume on April 4.
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“We decided not to bring back the stranded Pakistani students in Wuhan, the same students are praising our decision today,” he stated.
Qureshi added flight operations have been suspended worldwide because of the lockdown in lots of nations however proposals unanimously introduced in the course of the assembly will likely be introduced for approval in the course of the subsequent assembly of the Nationwide Coordination Committee.
Well being Minister Zafar Mirza additionally briefed officers on the character and dangers of the outbreak. Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant Common Muhammad Afzal knowledgeable the individuals about preparations made to display travellers and quarantine amenities established to curb the unfold of the virus.
“On one hand, the capacity to test for coronavirus is increasing, but on the other hand, the number of infected patients is also increasing rapidly,” the overseas minister stated.
Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Well being Minister Zafar Mirza, SAPM on Abroad Pakistani’s Syed Zulfiqar Bukhari, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal and senior Overseas Ministry officers have been current on the assembly.
