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Another 28 Pakistanis stranded in China due to land-sliding have reached the federal capital Saturday. At least 45 Pakistan nationals were stranded in Chinese Tashekuergan after Shahrah-e-Karakoram was blocked at different points due to land-sliding. Thirty-seven out of 45 have been arrived in Islamabad through Air China flight so far.
The rest of the eight people are also expected to return home soon. A press release issued by the government earlier stated that embassy concerned was in contact with Chinese Foreign Office and authorities in Xinjiangto for security of the stranded persons.
The department concerned was making efforts for early return of Pakistani citizens. On April 9, the issue surfaced when Pakistanis, mostly belonging to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) were reported marooned in China. The persons could neither go back to Xinjiang nor enter Pakistan. They had to take up rather expensive rooms in nearby hotels. Being at a high altitude, lower oxygen level was another issue for the people stuck there.
The deserted people had alleged the embassy concerned of not satisfactorily responding to the situation. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Karakoram Highway and different roads in Gilgit-Baltistan were closed at 175 points due to land-sliding on April 3. Land-sliding claimed lives in different areas of the country. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as many as 23 persons were not rescued from under the rubble in Kohistan's Kandia after six days prompting locals to offer their funeral prayers and declare the site a graveyard.

Copyright News Network International, 2016

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