RAWALPINDI, July 27: A group of 12 Pakistanis evacuated from Lebanon arrived at the Islamabad International Airport on Thursday morning, immigration authorities said.

The 12, including eight males and four females, arrived on a Qatar Airways flight, said the authorities. They are Muhammad Javaid Khan, Pervez Iqbal, Jamrooz, Shabbir Ahmed, Javaid Saddique, Imdad Hussain, Javaid Ahmed, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Shahid and Robina Kanwal.

Talking to newsmen at the airport, Javaid Khan and Javaid Saddique, residents of Jhanda Cheechi and Dhoke Kashmirian respectively, said Beirut was presenting a picture of devastation. Even hospitals and mosques were being targeted by Israel, they said.

They asked leaders of all Muslim countries to get united for resolving the Middle East crisis.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Embassy in Beirut has been in touch with the Pakistanis living in Lebanon. Besides, arrangements are being made to bring back 100 Pakistanis staying in Syria.