Ukraine: Stranded Pakistani student thanks PM Modi, Indian Embassy for evacuating her from war zone

Team Udayavani, Mar 9, 2022, 10:23 AM IST

A Pakistani student has expressed her gratitude towards the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their help in evacuating her from a war zone in Ukraine.

In a video, posted by ANI, the student, Asma Shafique says “I want to thank the Indian embassy of Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation and I also want to thank the Prime Minister of India for supporting us. Hope we get home safely because of the Indian embassy.”

#WATCH | Pakistan’s Asma Shafique thanks the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Modi for evacuating her.

Shas been rescued by Indian authorities and is enroute to Western #Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country. She will be reunited with her family soon:Sources pic.twitter.com/9hiBWGKvNp

— ANI (@ANI) March 9, 2022

As per sources, Shafique is on her way to Western Ukraine from where she will be evacuated out of the country. She will be reunited with her family soon, said the sources.

India has helped evacuate other foreign nationals too from war-torn Ukraine.

On Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs informed that it had evacuated all Indian students from Ukraine’s Sumy. Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, about 18 thousand Indians have been brought back by special flights so far.

410 Indians were brought back on Tuesday by special Civilian flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries by 2 special civilian flights from Suceava, said the Ministery of Civil Aviation press release. With this, about 18,000 Indians have been brought back through the special flights which began on February 22, 2022.

With ANI inputs