Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, has been ‘canceled’. Dar was set to depart for Kyrgyzstan to assist stranded Pakistani students who were subjected to mob violence, resulting in at least five injuries.
Earlier, the first special flight carrying Pakistani students from Kyrgyzstan successfully landed at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. Special flight KA-571, carrying more than 180 passengers, including Pakistani students from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, has landed at Lahore Airport.
Violent clashes erupted between student groups in Bishkek, with reports of attackers using batons. The attackers forcefully entered hostel rooms, injuring several international students, including Pakistanis. The violence reportedly stemmed from a harassment incident involving Egyptian female students on May 13. Kyrgyz police said they had mobilized forces in the Central Asian nation’s capital yesterday to quell the violence, during which hundreds of Kyrgyz men attacked buildings housing foreign students, including Pakistanis.
