Efforts by the army to safely evacuate foreigners and diplomatic personnel from the war-torn country of Sudan continue.
The Sudanese Armed Forces say that efforts are being made to evacuate diplomats from the US, UK, China and France out of the country by military aircraft.
Army Chief Abdul Fattah al-Barhan has said that he has spoken to the leaders of several countries and requested the safe evacuation of their citizens, however, the main international airport in the capital, Khartoum, has come under heavy shelling, where military aircraft are needed. Will be.
After the withdrawal from Sudan, Saudi and other citizens have reached Jeddah. Saudi state television reported that Saudi nationals and others evacuated from Sudan had reached the port city of Jeddah by sea in the first evacuation announced since the war began.
“The first evacuation plane from Sudan has arrived, carrying 50 Saudi citizens and a number of citizens from friendly countries,” state-run Al-Akhbariya television reported.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said in a statement about the security and safety of Pakistanis in Sudan that he is keeping a close eye on the situation in Sudan. There are about 1500 Pakistanis in Sudan.
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