Pakistan has accepted the United States’ request to temporarily host around 2,000 Afghan citizens and other foreigners in Karachi before their departure to the US as part of evacuation from Afghanistan.
ARY News reported on Friday that a letter with the details about a meeting in this regard has been dispatched to DG Rangers Sindh, IG Police, Secretary Health Sindh, and other concerned departments from the Commissioner’s Office.
The letter stated that a meeting regarding the arrival of foreigners from Afghanistan was held at Corps Headquarters Five and that it was urged that the deputy commissioner Malir make arrangements on war-footing at the Jinnah International Airport premises and ensure the provision of security, transport, boarding and other facilities with the help of law-enforcing agencies to the foreigners as per transit-stay.
The letter has indicated to provide room and abode to the foreigners arriving from Afghanistan in the vicinity of the airport.
