Over 20,000 Afghan evacuees reach Pakistan via Islamabad airport
In aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, more than 20,000 Afghan nationals and other foreigners have landed at Islamabad airport from the war-ravaged country.
A total of 332 flights had landed at the Islamabad airport after the start of a special flight operation on August 16, ARY News reported.
The evacuation mission from the neighbouring country has been limited to Islamabad airport.
According to local media reports, the evacuation flights for transit passengers will now be operated by the Islamabad airport only while the operation has been suspended at Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar airports.
“We have made special arrangements at the Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore airports but now the operations have been suspended,” the sources in aviation said, as quoted by Ary News.
