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Summary President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani have directed the Foreign Ministry to ensure the safety of Pakistanis in Libya, Dunya News reported.
According to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, a situation room has been set up in Pakistani embassy in Libya from where the situation is being monitored and the arrangements are being made for the evacuation of Pakistanis by air, land and sea.The Foreign Ministry further stated that a group of Pakistanis has already reached Tunisia while another group of Pakistanis is moving towards Egypt and the arrangements of their evacuation are being made by Pakistani embassies in Cairo and Tunisia.The statement concluded that the ministry will provide its possible assistance to the Pakistanis who want to return back to Pakistan from Libya.
