All Pakistani nationals are safe in Syria: Foreign Office

ISLAMABAD: Following the fall of Damascus to the anti-government forces, the Foreign Office on Sunday said all Pakistani nationals were safe in Syria and had been advised to exercise caution.

Almost 250 Pakistani pilgrims have been stranded in Syria as flights to Lahore and other cities have been canceled by the airlines.

“We are closely monitoring the evolving situation in Syria,” the Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement.

The statement added that the Embassy of Pakistan in Syria was open for support and advice.

As of now Damascus Airport is closed. Our embassy remains in contact with stranded Pakistani nationals including Zaireen. It will facilitate their return once the airport opens, it added.

“Pakistan has always supported the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Syria, and there is no change in our principled position,” the Spokesperson said.