ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Tuesday that around 1000 Pakistanis were evacuated from Sudan, ending a weeks-long protracted operation from a country embroiled in a pitched battle between the regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
In a statement, a Foreign Office spokesperson said the evacuation through Jeddah will continue until the last Pakistani returns home safely. It said the evacuation was carried out with the help of Saudi Arabia and China.
Meanwhile, Sudan’s warring generals have agreed to send representatives for talks, potentially in Saudi Arabia, according to the United Nations’ top official in the country, even as the two sides clashed in Khartoum despite another three-day extension of a fragile truce.
The negotiations would initially focus on establishing a “reliable and stable” ceasefire monitored by “national and international” observers, said Volker Perthes, the UN envoy to Sudan.
Over the past week, a string of temporary ceasefires de-escalated fighting in some areas. In others, fierce fighting has continued to drive civilians flee from their homes and push the country into a humanitarian crisis.
According to Volker Perthes, the United Nations’ top official in the country, negotiations would initially focus on establishing a “reliable and stable” ceasefire monitored by “national and international” observers.
