The Pakistan Government has given clearance 
to another 14,000 Pakistanis stranded in 
Bangladesh for their repatriation. 
Mr. Francois Cochet, UNHCR resident represen-
tative in Karachi, said yesterday.






Receiving the 
UNHCR
 flag leaving Karachi
 
ONA´s cockpit crew Rick Skala, Ted Secola 
and Keith Latham with UNHCR Karachi represen-
tative Francois Cochet




He told PPI that the International 
Committee of the Red Cross was currently 
tracing these people in Bangladesh. 

He hoped that when the repatriation flights 
between Karachi and Dacca resumed from Feb 26,
these will have full load of repatriates both
ways. The flights will remain suspended 
between Feb 9 to 25 in view of the fortcoming
 Islamic Summit.

Mr. Cochet disclosed that one lakh Bangladesh
nationals, including defence personnel, have
been down from Pakistan to Bangladesh till 
yesterday. About 61,350 Pakistanis returned 
home from Bangladesh and Nepal respectively 
till yesterday, he added. 52,000 arrived from
Dacca and Chittagong and 9,350 returned from 
Katmandu.

794 LEAVE, 93 ARRIVE
Meanwhile, the Soviet ship `Brynsk`, which left
Karachi for Chittagong on Feb 8 is expected here
again on March 7 on its last voyage.

In the airlift operation another 794 Bangladesh 
nationals left here yesterday for Dacca on four 
repatriation flights, an official spokesman said 
one return flight brought 63 Pakistanis from Dacca
while two flights had no passengers. Three more 
flights were scheduled to arrive here from Dacca 
late last night. - PPL

953 POWs ARRIVE
An APP report from Lahore said: Another batch of
953 defence personnel and two civilians was 
repatriated in Pakistand from Indian Camp Nos. 
25, 91 and 94 at Ramgarh, through Wagah border 
yesterday.

The repatriation started three hours late as the
train carrying the POWs got late en route.

A US Overseas National Airways DC-8 jet yesterday 
joined the airlift operation on the Karachi-Dacca 
sector. Mr. Francis Cochet, UNHCR resident repre-
sentative in Karachi, told PPI yesterday.

The aircraft will remain into operation till Feb 8 
and will haul about 500 repatriates both ways daily. 
Mr. Cochet said that the RAF Britannia aircraft 
will cease operation from today after completing 
148 round trips.

Apart from the DC-8, two Soviet Ilyushin-8 
chartered by the UNHCR, are engaged in the airlift 
operation since Jan 26 and 28 - PPI.