ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar held a press conference along with Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, and Federal Minister Amir Muqam on Sunday on the Kyrgyzstan situation as Pakistani students are looking to return home after mob violence in Bishkek over the weekend.
Deputy premier said the government is making all necessary arrangements regarding the special plane to bring back Pakistani students from Central Asian nation.
He further mentioned that the embassy is in touch with all Pakistani students and their families in Bishkek, and those who suffered injuries are being brought back on priority basis.
Dar and Amir Muqam said the situation has been completely brought under control and there were no new incidents of violence last night, and said security has been beefed up around hostels of Pakistani students.
The minister lashed out at a political party for doing propaganda on this incident, saying fake news about the deaths of students were peddled under malicious agenda.
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