Around 150 Pakistani students set to fly back to China on June 7 to resume studies

Islamabad: A special charter flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will fly on June 7 to take Pakistani students to Xian, China to resume studies, a high level meeting was told.

The flight will take approximately 150 students back to China after the issuance of Chinese visas to Pakistani students.

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired a meeting to resolve the issues of Pakistani students studying in China.

The meeting was attended by senior government officials from relevant ministries and departments.

Addressing the meeting, Rana Tanveer said that “we have to put top priority on resolving the issue of Pakistani students who are enrolled in Chinese Institutes.”

Hussain maintained that “the students are our children and emphasized on the importance of supporting the youth of the country.”

He said that the students were an asset for the country. On direction of the Federal Minister the forum was informed that the ticket prices have been highly subsidized so that they are affordable for the students.

Hussain was informed that 112 student visas have been issued to the Pakistani students while 17 visas are still pending.

Hussain directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure facilitation of Pakistani students with respect to their visas.

The Federal Minister stressed that the issues of Pakistani students were of utmost importance and reiterated his resolve to ensure that the concerns of the Pakistani students were addressed on priority basis.

He directed the forum to ensure speedy execution so that the loss of education of Pakistani students can be minimized on emergency basis.