Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National security Moeed Yusuf has said that the prime minister wants a higher number Pakistanis to return home.

"We will try to do everything to bring our people back. We currently are trying to bring back 10,000 Pakistanis, most whom will be from Middle Eastern countries."

Regarding the talk of people testing positive after returning, Yusuf said: "We have agreed with Middle Eastern countries that all passengers will be tested before boarding and social distancing will be observed in flights."

He said that all passengers will be tested again in Pakistan as well.

"However, if you don't follow the rules and try to avoid being quarantined and tested. It would affect your families, the Pakistani nation and Pakistanis stranded abroad, because if the percentage of infected passengers grows, we won't be able to bring anyone back."

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