KARACHI: Anjum Rehman, 25, is constantly in touch with his brother-in-law, Mohammad Ashfaque, in Benghazi where violence involving armed militants has once again paralysed the city.
Ashfaque is among the hundreds of Pakistani nationals who have their businesses in Tripoli and Benghazi or work as labourers at garment factories.
He is seeking help from philanthropists and officials back home due to an armed conflict between two cities, Zintan and Misrata.
So far, two flights carrying 360 Pakistanis have arrived in Lahore and another one is expected to land in the city on Tuesday.
The last flight on Friday carried two bodies of Pakistani nationals who died in Libya from natural causes. One of them has been identified as Parvez Masih and the other as Mohammad Jahangir, an embroidery designer.
They had moved to Libya from Sialkot and Gujranwala, respectively. Most of those returning home hail from Punjab whereas some others from Sindh.
According to a source at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), a sizeable bulk of people among them also includes people who had illegally migrated to Libya.
As a result of that, the first scheduled flight from Tripoli had to be postponed to Friday after most of them were stopped at the immigration and asked to pay the fine.
According to Shagufta Burney, a member of the Ansar Burney Trust who is helping Pakistanis return home, those seeking to come back first got in touch with the Pakistan embassy, which then contacted the organisation for assistance.
Among those who gauged the worsening situation and came home around Eidul Azha is Raja Hussain, 32, a resident of Orangi Town.
IANS
