ISLAMABAD
\nForeign Office spokesperson on Saturday issued a statement and said Pakistan is closely monitoring the security situation in war-hit Sudan.
\n\u201cThere are around a thousand Pakistanis in capital Khartoum,\u201d MOFA spokesperson said.
\nPakistan Mission is in contact with Pakistanis in Khartoum to ensure their safety.
\nIn a latest, Sudan paramilitary chief vowed to fight on until all army bases captured. The head of the United Nations (UN) mission in Sudan called Saturday for an \u201cimmediate\u201d end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries.
\nUNITAMS chief Volker Perthes \u201cstrongly condemns the eruption of fighting in Sudan,\u201d it said in a statement.
\n\u201cPerthes has reached out to both parties asking them for an immediate cessation of fighting to ensure the safety of the Sudanese people and to spare the country from further violence.\u201d
\nSudan\u2019s air force struck multiple paramilitary bases in Khartoum on Saturday, the army said, as fighting raged on the streets of the capital between the rival security forces.
\nBoth, Pakistan and Sudan, share the same religion as well as historical baggage of colonial rule. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Group of 77 in the United Nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Foreign Office spokesperson on Saturday issued a statement and said Pakistan is closely monitoring the security situation in war-hit Sudan. \u201cThere are around a thousand Pakistanis in capital Khartoum,\u201d MOFA spokesperson said. Pakistan Mission is in contact with Pakistanis in Khartoum to ensure their safety. In a latest, Sudan paramilitary chief vowed to fight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":322345,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[554],"class_list":{"0":"post-326081","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-foreign-office"},"yoast_head":"\n