{"id":428395,"date":"2024-09-01T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=428395"},"modified":"2024-09-01T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T04:39:26","slug":"654-pakistani-pilgrims-stranded-at-baghdad-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/654-pakistani-pilgrims-stranded-at-baghdad-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"654 Pakistani pilgrims stranded at Baghdad Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: As many as 654 Pakistani zaireen (pilgrims) are currently stranded at Baghdad Airport on Saturdays as two aircrafts of Iraq Airways which were scheduled to fly them back home have developed a technical fault. According to a statement released by the Foreign Office in Islamabad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Aviation and Pakistan\u2019s Embassy in Iraq are in contact with Iraqi authorities and Iraq Airways for early repatriation of the stranded Pakistanis. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has directed the ambassador of Pakistan in Baghdad to look after the stranded Pakistanis and to facilitate their early return. The embassy has provided meals and facilitated their temporary stay in Baghdad. The return of these zaireen is expected to start tonight. The first of the two flights is expected to take off from Baghdad at 2200 hrs (Iraq local time) 1200 am PST. \u201cWe expect all stranded passengers to return by 31 August 2024,\u201d the Foreign Office statement added. News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: As many as 654 Pakistani zaireen (pilgrims) are currently stranded at Baghdad Airport on Saturdays as two aircrafts of Iraq Airways which were scheduled to fly them back home have developed a technical fault. 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