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ISLAMABAD: Around 2,000 Pakistani students have been evacuated from Iran amid tensions in the Middle East, the National Assembly was informed on Tuesday.
Responding to a calling-attention notice moved by Natasha Daultana and others, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhary said the Pakistani embassy had been shifted 150 kilometres away from Tehran, where high-profile buildings were under attack.
He said the situation in Iran was chaotic, with oil
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