Islamabad: Shortly after government’s announcement that its plan to evacuate Pakistanis stranded in war-hit Sudan was successful, Pakistani woman and her family trapped in Khartoum, capital city of war-struck country, have appealed for help. “Due to ongoing turmoil that has escalated in Sudan, mob is attacking homes and raping women and kids on streets,” Shireen Hameeduddin Khan, Pakistani woman trapped in Khartoum, told private TV channel.

She requested “Urgent measures of evacuation” be taken by Pakistan Embassy to evacuate her and her family to Jeddah. Reaching out to  local news channel for help, Shireen’s Pakistan-based family members have revealed that her husband is Sudanese national, because of which Pakistan Embassy claims that they are only responsible for saving Shireen.

According to Shireen’s family, Embassy has told her that her husband, daughters and other members of their family are not Embassy’s responsibility. “How can Shireen leave her children and husband in Sudan?” relative asked.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 26 2023

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