India, Pakistan to airlift citizens
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday said it was preparing to airlift stranded citizens from war-torn Yemen despite the bombing of the country's main international airport.
Some 4,100 Indians are currently in Yemen, including 3,100 in Sanaa, 500 in Aden and the rest around the country, the minister said. India will also send a ship to help the process.
Meanwhile, Pakistan yesterday sent a jumbo jet and a naval frigate to evacuate its citizens and diplomatic staff from Yemen. Pakistan's ambassador to Yemen Irfan Shami told state television that 482 Pakistanis will be evacuated on the first flight. Around 3,000 Pakistanis live in Yemen.
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