The PNS Aslat set off for Pakistan on Saturday after successfully evacuating 183 people, including 35 foreigners, from Mokallah, the Foreign Office (FO) said.
Narendra Modi has also tweeted extensively about the operation:
India evacuated its citizens from Yemen on a war-footing, and have been extremely forthcoming about the ongoing operations. So much so in fact, that Sushma Swaraj even responded to a woman from Yemen, married to an Indian, who wanted to ensure that she and her eight-month-old son could reach India safely.
The woman had tweeted on 4 April saying, “This is my little son and source of love. Wish him to reach India safe”
According to The Indian Express, “Over the next few days, the Indian embassy in Sanaa verified her details and was preparing to evacuate them on Sunday.”
Salute the services of our civilian & defence officials & organisations in helping evacuate our citizens from Yemen. Continue your efforts!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2015
Seamless co-operation between organisations- MEA, Navy, Air Force, Air India, Shipping, Railways & State Govts greatly helped in rescue work
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2015
Colleagues @SushmaSwaraj & @Gen_VKSingh (who has been on the ground for days), have co-ordinated evacuation efforts in an exemplary manner.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2015
I am also glad that India has rescued several non-Indian citizens from Yemen.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2015
Our evacuation efforts in Yemen reflect willingness to serve our people & readiness to help others in distress, which is India’s ethos.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2015
India evacuated its citizens from Yemen on a war-footing, and have been extremely forthcoming about the ongoing operations. So much so in fact, that Sushma Swaraj even responded to a woman from Yemen, married to an Indian, who wanted to ensure that she and her eight-month-old son could reach India safely.
The woman had tweeted on 4 April saying, “This is my little son and source of love. Wish him to reach India safe”
According to The Indian Express, “Over the next few days, the Indian embassy in Sanaa verified her details and was preparing to evacuate them on Sunday.”
Requests for Indian assistance in evacuation from Yemen keeps growing.
On last count 26 requests received. pic.twitter.com/hn3TScsvFh
— Syed Akbaruddin (@MEAIndia) April 6, 2015
After which, Swaraj tweeted saying:
Welcome home baby and @SabahShawesh
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 5, 2015
No need for thanks @SabahShawesh. It is our duty towards our country and countrymen. God bless your child – our young citizen.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) April 6, 2015
Official sources had said on Sunday that the evacuation operation was going on notwithstanding the deteriorating situation across Yemen.
A no-fly zone enforced in Yemeni airspace by international coalition has made it difficult to evacuate Indians by air, they had said, adding India has been requesting Saudi Arabia to allow aerial sorties to Saana on daily basis.
The sources said the number of Indians across Yemen was around 5,000 out of which 1,000 were women married to Yemeni nationals. The number of Indians in Saana would be around 3,000 while around 554 were in Aden and 298 were in offshore oil fields.
Swaraj had said that respective state governments were providing help to those who had returned from Yemen.
“Kerala Government is giving Rs.2000/- to each passenger arriving in Kochi. Maharashtra Government is giving Rs.3,000/- to each passenger arriving in Mumbai. Indian Railways are providing all hospitality and confirmed tickets free of charge for onward journey to their homes,” Swaraj had said on Sunday.
She had said that Air India had deployed three A320 for evacuation from Sanaa to Djibouti and one A777 for flying Indians from Djibouti to Kochi and Mumbai.
“Indian Air Force has deployed two C 17 Air crafts to fly passengers from Djibouti to India,” she had said and added, “Ministry of Home has given two passenger ships Kavaratti and Corals to carry 1100 passengers.”