She will be reunited with her family soon, said the sources. After the Indian authorities rescued her, Shafique expressed her gratitude towards the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their support.
Operation Ganga: Pakistani student thanks PM Modi, Indian embassy for safe evacuation
Amid the ongoing tension between Russia and Ukraine, a Pakistani student who was stranded in the war-hit country was rescued by the Indian authorities. As per sources, Pakistan's Asma Shafique, who was rescued by the Indian student, is now en route to Western Ukraine for further evacuation out of the country.
She will be reunited with her family soon, said the sources. After the Indian authorities rescued her, Shafique expressed her gratitude towards the Indian embassy in Kyiv and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their support.
"I want to thank the Indian embassy of Kyiv for supporting us all the way here as we were stuck in a very difficult situation and I also want to thank the Prime Minister of India for supporting us. Hope we get home safely because of the Indian embassy," she said.
It must be noted that this is not the first time a foreign national was rescued by the Indian authorities. As per the Ministry of External Affairs data, India had also evacuated Bangladeshi nationals and one Nepali citizen will be coming on board an Indian flight under Operation Ganga.
Roshan Jha, the first Nepali national to have been evacuated from Ukraine by the Indian authorities, had also expressed his gratitude towards the Indian government for their support, reported The Kathmandu Post. Later, the Indian embassy in Kathmandu had informed that seven more Nepalis were being evacuated by the Indian government from Poland.
Under 'Operation Ganga' to rescue Indian citizens from Ukraine's neighbouring countries, about 18 thousand Indians have been brought back by special flights so far. With this, about 18,000 Indians have been brought back through the special flights which began on February 22, 2022.
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