By IRNA,
Islamabad : Pakistan said on Sunday that evacuation of its citizens by air, land and sea is being worked for those who wish to leave Libya.
The Foreign Ministry is in close contact with Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force for evacuation through sea and air, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
There are thousands of Pakistani expatriates in Libya and several who have returned say that Pakistani expatriates and students are stranded and wanted to leave the violence-hit Arab country.
A group of Pakistanis has already reached Tunisia and is being looked after for evacuation to Pakistan by the embassy in Tunis, the spokesperson said.
A group of Pakistanis is moving towards the Egyptian border and our Embassy in Cairo will make arrangements for their evacuation, Ms. Tehmina Janjua said.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani have directed the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar and the Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to assure the safety of Pakistani expatriates in Libya.
In implementation of this directive the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up a Special Task Force that is working around the clock to monitor the situation and provide assistance through our Embassies in Tripoli and in the region to Pakistani expatriates in Libya.
“Our embassies in the region are on high alert. Situation rooms have been set up in these embassies,” the spokesperson said.