Cairo: It might take two to three days for around 500 Pakistanis stranded in Egypt to return to homeland, said Ambassador Seema Naqvi in Cairo on Wednesday.
She told The News Tribe that the government was making necessary arrangements for the return of Pakistanis stranded in Egypt. She said she had requested the Pakistani government to send a special plane for taking the Pakistanis back home.
Naqvi said she had talked to a high official of Egypt to help Pakistanis return home. The envoy said the number of Pakistanis in Egypt was smaller than other countries.
The situation in Egypt took a new turn on Wednesday when the supporters of Hosni Mubarak attacked those protesting against his government. Reports from Egypt said around 500 were injured in the clashes. Mubarak’s supporters included policemen in civilian clothes. Opposition leaders alleged that Mubarak’s supporters were attacking masses with petrol bombs.
Naqvi said the supporters of Mubarak were armed with clubs and daggers, but the protesters only had stones. She said she resides close to the Tahrir Square, which is the centre of protest, so she can watch everything very closely.
She said there was violence in all streets two to three days ago, but now situation had improved a little and internet service had also been restored to some extent.
She said the Egyptian government was not communicating with the Pakistani embassy.
Armed personnel carriers and other barriers prevent masses from reaching the presidential palace. Egypt military has requested the masses to return to their routine lives. European Union has demanded that Mubarak step down.
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