PIA to Transport Pakistani Prisoners Freed by Malaysia

[Abbas Ali]

Nearly 300 Pakistani prisoners freed by Malaysia will be flown to Pakistan by PIA Boeing 777 on May 29.

Abbas

[umar744]

Hello Salam will PIA 777 fly overfly Pakistan-India border airspace transit on 29 May to Kuala Lumpur?

[Abbas Ali]

Maybe Pakistan to seek permission for usage of Indian air space for the flight.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Over 300 Pakistani prisoners in Malaysia to return home before Eid

ISLAMABAD: As many as 315 Pakistanis languishing in Malaysian detainee camps despite completing their jail terms will return home on May 29 after provision of financial and legal assistance from the government of Pakistan.

“The government will bear all the expenses to be incurred on their repatriation,” Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Bukhari said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the Baitul Mal and Foreign Office to release Rs40 million and Rs10 million respectively for bringing the stranded Pakistanis back.

Officials of Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) and the community welfare attache in Malaysia were in constant contact with the authorities concerned there to fast track the process of their return, the special assistant said.

Meanwhile, Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment Director General Kashif Noor said that they had informed the Malaysian authorities regarding completion of formalities to repatriate the 315 Pakistanis to the country on May 29.

The prisoners would be airlifted through a Boeing 777 of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and the OPF had signed an agreement with the airline in this regard, he added.

Source: tribune.com.pk

[Abbas Ali]

The PIA Boeing 777 will arrive in Islamabad on May 29 from Kuala Lumpur with 320 Pakistanis released by Malaysia.

On May 29, the PIA aircraft will depart from Islamabad around 2:30 AM for flight to Kuala Lumpur. The aircraft will return to Islamabad around 9:30 PM with freed Pakistanis from Malaysia.

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[Abbas Ali]

PIA special Boeing 777 flight PK-9894 is scheduled to depart from Islamabad at 2:30 AM on May 29 for Kuala Lumpur to bring around 300 Pakistanis prisoners freed by Malaysia.


Source: islamabadairport.com.pk

PIA special Boeing 777 flight PK-9895 is expected to land in Islamabad at 9:30 PM on May 29 from Kuala Lumpur with around 300 Pakistanis prisoners freed by Malaysia.


Source: islamabadairport.com.pk

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[Abbas Ali]

PIA Boeing 777-200ER registration AP-BGL departed from Islamabad at 2:46 AM as special flight PK-9894 to Kuala Lumpur.

Apparently the B777 is going to use Chinese airspace for the flight.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Flight path of PIA Boeing 777-200ER (AP-BGL) special flight PK-9894 from Islamabad to Kuala Lumpur completed in eight hours & thirty-one minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

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[Abbas Ali]

Passengers of PIA Boeing 777-200ER (AP-BGL) special flight PK-9895 from Kuala Lumpur to Islamabad.

















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[Abbas Ali]

More than 300 Pakistani prisoners freed by Malaysia aboard PIA Boeing 777-200ER (AP-BGL) special flight PK-9895 from Kuala Lumpur to Islamabad.





The aircraft arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 2:18 PM as flight PK-9894 from Islamabad and departed from Kuala Lumpur at 4:03 PM as flight PK-9895 to Islamabad.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ap-bgl

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[Abbas Ali]

Flight crew:





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[Abbas Ali]

Forty million rupees cheque presented by Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Managing Director Aon Abbas Buppi to Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan to cover expenses including air transportation of 320 Pakistani prisoners freed by Malaysia. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari also seen.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

PIA Boeing 777-200ER (AP-BGL) as special flight PK-9895 from Kuala Lumpur landed at Islamabad International Airport at 10:08 PM with 320 Pakistanis freed from Malaysian prisons.

Path of flight PK-9895 completed in nine hours & four minutes.


Source: flightradar24.com

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Happy passengers of PIA Boeing 777-200ER (AP-BGL) special flight PK-9895 from Kuala Lumpur after arriving at Islamabad International Airport where they were welcomed by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Managing Director Aon Abbas Buppi and other officials.









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[iTechno8]

Were they stranded passengers or freed prisoners? Different statements by PIA management and topic thread are a bit misleading