<p>Pakistan today said it has evacuated 11 Indians along with 148 Pakistani citizens from strife-torn Yemen's southeastern city of Mokallah, which is now almost entirely under control of al-Qaeda militants.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The PNS Aslat has set off for Pakistan after successfully evacuating 148 citizens and 35 foreigners, including 11 Indians, from Mokallah, the Foreign Office said.<br /><br />The PNS Aslat, despatched earlier, arrived in Mokallah yesterday. The roads leading to the port had been closed.<br /><br />"Therefore, through a discreetly planned exercise, the operation was switched to nearby Ash Shihr port and 148 Pakistanis have been safely evacuated, earlier today.<br /><br />"35 other foreign nationals also requiring emergency evacuation are also on board. These include 8 Chinese, 11 Indians and 4 British citizens. The ship will arrive at Karachi on April 7," the FO said in a statement.<br /><br />Mokallah, the capital of Yemen's south-eastern Hadramawt province, was now almost entirely under control of militants of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), after they stormed a jail and freed 300 inmates a day earlier. <br /></p>
<p>Pakistan today said it has evacuated 11 Indians along with 148 Pakistani citizens from strife-torn Yemen's southeastern city of Mokallah, which is now almost entirely under control of al-Qaeda militants.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The PNS Aslat has set off for Pakistan after successfully evacuating 148 citizens and 35 foreigners, including 11 Indians, from Mokallah, the Foreign Office said.<br /><br />The PNS Aslat, despatched earlier, arrived in Mokallah yesterday. The roads leading to the port had been closed.<br /><br />"Therefore, through a discreetly planned exercise, the operation was switched to nearby Ash Shihr port and 148 Pakistanis have been safely evacuated, earlier today.<br /><br />"35 other foreign nationals also requiring emergency evacuation are also on board. These include 8 Chinese, 11 Indians and 4 British citizens. The ship will arrive at Karachi on April 7," the FO said in a statement.<br /><br />Mokallah, the capital of Yemen's south-eastern Hadramawt province, was now almost entirely under control of militants of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), after they stormed a jail and freed 300 inmates a day earlier. <br /></p>