The government has decided to keep 3,000 to 4,000 Afghans traveling from Kabul to the United States in Pakistan for a month at the request of the United States, for which the first five flights will land at Karachi Airport from Friday.
According to sources, an important meeting of the Civil Aviation Authority officials was held in Karachi for the transfer of Afghan nationals from Kabul to Pakistan in which the officials considered the arrangements for the flights to Jinnah International Airport.
According to sources, five initial flights will land in Karachi for the evacuation of American aid workers in Afghanistan. It has been decided to land the evacuated planes in Karachi due to the rush in Islamabad.
The planes are likely to land at Karachi Airport from today (Friday) after approval from the competent authority, which will bring 3,000 to 4,000 people from Afghanistan to Karachi.
Those evacuated from Kabul will be kept in Karachi for some time before being transferred to the United States, for which they will be issued a one-month visa. Arrangements have been made for his one-month stay in Karachi.
Booking of all hotels in Islamabad closed
According to sources, direct flights from Afghanistan will also land at other airports in the country. In this regard, the district administration took control of all the hotels in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. In Rawalpindi, 148 hotels and 19 hostels were also allotted for foreigners. Thousands of foreigners will come to Pakistan on one-month transit visas, including diplomats, journalists and others.
Due to the arrival of these people, bookings in all hotels in Islamabad have been canceled for the next 21 days. All hotels will be under the control of the district administration. Has taken over. All hotel and hostel rooms will be reserved for refugees from Afghanistan.
Sources said that the Pakistani government would arrange food and accommodation for those coming from Afghanistan and special visas would be issued. Foreigners coming from Afghanistan will be sent to the United States and other countries under a special plan.
