Around 400 students from Swat, who are stranded in Kyrgyzstan, are facing a shortage of food and necessary supplies due to strict restrictions on movement.

The embassy is not much help either, the students claim. According to the students, when they contacted the Pakistani embassy to tell them of the challenges they are facing, the staff told them to "bribe the police while shopping so that you (students) don't face problems".

Another student said that they have written letters to federal minister Murad Saeed, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan but in vain.

They said that they were concerned about how they would observe the holy month of Ramazan and urged the government to arrange special flights so they can return home.

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