PM Shehbaz Takes Notice of Turkish-Origin Woman Offloaded from Flight
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has taken notice of a complaint circulating on social media regarding a Turkish-origin woman who was offloaded from a flight while traveling back to Türkiye.
Managing Director of the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), Afzal Bhatti, met the woman, Neslihan, and directed officials to resolve her repatriation issue immediately.
The prime minister instructed the OPF chief to ensure swift action so that the affected overseas Pakistani woman faces no further hurdles.
During a meeting in Lahore, MD OPF assured Neslihan that her travel to Türkiye would be facilitated at the earliest.
Expressing gratitude to PM Shehbaz Sharif and OPF MD Afzal Bhatti, Neslihan said she hoped her problem would soon be resolved, enabling her to reunite with her mother along with her husband and children in Türkiye.
She added that after the government’s intervention, she was confident such issues would not occur again. *“Türkiye is my homeland, but Pakistan is also my home now,”* she remarked.
