Indian passengers stranded in an Air India aircraft that made an emergency landing in Sindh province on Monday, enjoyed Pakistani hospitality. Food and water were arranged for 132 stranded Indian passengers by Pakistani authorities. They also offered baby food, milk powder and milk for the children on board. According to sources the passengers were served biryani and kababs, along with vegetarian fare in the lounge of the small Nawabshah airport.
Authorities in Nawabshah airport were directed to treat the passengers as ‘state guests’ by the Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik, said sources. The stranded passengers were also provided with 1-day transit visa in case they need to wait for one more day.
Showing compassion, Pakistan civil aviation authorities quickly refueled the plane even as the Air India staff who went on the relief plane did not carry enough money to pay for the refueling of the stranded aircraft. They told that the matter could later be settled between Pakistan International Airlines and Air India in Delhi.