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PM Sharif seeks intervention from Lebanese counterpart to evacuate Pakistanis from Syria

  • Around 1,200 Pakistanis live in Syria and nearly 140 Pakistani pilgrims are stranded in Sayyidah Zaynab city near Damascus
  • Pakistani embassy in Damascus says closure of Syria’s airports, borders with Jordan and Oman pose “major challenge” to repatriation
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·