Russia-Ukraine crisis: Pakistan sends plane to evacuate 300 who fled fighting

Pakistan International Airlines says most of them are students.

PUBLISHED: Tue 8 Mar 2022, 10:51 AM

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Pakistan sent an aircraft to Poland on Tuesday to evacuate more than 300 Pakistanis who escaped fighting in Ukraine.

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Pakistan International Airlines says most of them are students.

Pakistan has denounced war as a solution to differences and called for negotiations and a cease-fire. Prime Minister Imran Khan met with President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin just hours after the Russian leader sent tanks into Ukraine on February 24.

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Pakistan abstained from last week's UN General Assembly vote condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine.