386 Pakistanis stranded at Dubai Airport fly back home

386 Pakistanis stranded at Dubai Airport fly back home

386 Pakistanis stranded at Dubai Airport fly back home

5 hours ago

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Jamil Khan, Senior Reporter

Even as a new travel advisory was issued for passengers travelling to the UAE on visit visas, another 200 passengers were stranded at Dubai Airport - the total number of Pakistanis denied entry so far reached 561. However, 386 passengers were sent back on Thursday.

Out of the 561 in total, the Pakistan Consulate in Dubai and Northern Emirates has arranged for the entry of 23 passengers into the UAE. "The remaining passengers who were unable to produce the documents according to the new travel advisory have been sent back. However, 152 are still at the airport whose repatriation is being arranged on various flights by tonight,“ said the press counsellor