Qatar Airways brings over 230 Pakistanis to Peshawar
April 29, 2020 03:09 PM
A special flight of Qatar Airways carrying the stranded Pakistanis landed in Peshawar on Wednesday, 24NewsHD TV channel reported.
Over 230 passengers arrived at Bacha Khan International Airport from Doha through Flight No QR-602, who were later sent to a quarantine centre after necessary screening.
The process of bringing the Pakistanis back home from the Gulf States is in full swing, as they are stranded there because of the lockdown imposed after the coronavirus pandemic paralysed the entire world.
In this connection, it was earlier announced that Emirates, flydubai and PIA would launch special flight operations by April 21.
Since then several flights have reached Pakistan from the UAE, enabling thousands of Pakistanis to return to their homes.
Meanwhile, 24NewsHD reported that Pakistan had expedited the efforts for the purposes and was constant contact with the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.