A flight carrying Pakistani students stranded in the US because of coronavirus departed on a specially chartered flight for Pakistan on Monday.

Pakistan’s ambassador to the US Dr Asad Majeed Khan said in a tweet from his official Twitter account that the special flight has 150 Pakistani students on board.

Saw off 150 Pakistani exchange students leaving for Lahore via US special flight. Grateful to @State_SCA for arranging the flight. Earlier, 65 exchange students had also been repatriated via Qatar Airways flight. Meanwhile, the next PIA charter flight leaves for Khi on 13 May. pic.twitter.com/kImVJALZrD

— Asad M. Khan (@asadmk17) May 11, 2020

The ambassador expressed his appreciation to the states for the special flight that will land in Lahore.

Khan further said the next PIA flight would be run on May 13, leaving for Karachi.