(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced it is making arrangements for evacuating through Tunisia thousands of Pakistanis stranded in violence-hit Libya.
"Our embassy in Tripoli has already registered a large number of Pakistanis and referred their documents to Tunisian authorities for visa on arrival," a Foreign Office statement said.
Prime Minister's Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz said in a statement in the National Assembly that efforts were being made to evacuate the Pakistanis stranded in Libya. He said the country's ambassador would remain in Tripoli till last of the Pakistanis had been evacuated.
The Foreign Office estimates that there could be up to 6,000 Pakistanis in Libya needing evacuation.
With Libyan airports closed because of the conflict, people are leaving the country through land routes.
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