India accepts Pak offer to fly back its nationals rescued from Yemen

April 07, 2015 19:34

India has accepted Pakistan's offer to fly back from Karachi by special plane the 11 Indians evacuated by Pakistani naval ship from Yemen.

In gesture of goodwill, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif, has offered to fly out the Indians. The 11 Indian citizens were among 35 foreign nationals who were rescued with 148 Pakistani citizens from the Ash Shihr port in Yemen on April 4.

India has evacuated around 4000 of its nationals from Yemen so far by air and sea and has now received requests for assistance in evacuation from 26 countries, including the US, Bangladesh, France, Germany, and Sri Lanka.

Yemen is witnessing continuing fighting between the Shia Houthi rebels and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of 10 nations, which has launched air strikes in Yemen.

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