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Special PIA flight bringing back 120 Pakistanis leaves Dhaka airport

Published May 12, 2020
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A special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight has left the Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, according to a statement from the Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka.

The flight will bring back 120 Pakistanis including 66 students who were stranded in Bangladesh after international air travel was suspended to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

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