ISLAMABAD. A Pakistan International Airlines lane, Boeing-777, left for Poland on Tuesday to airlift the Pakistanis stranded in Ukraine following the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

"From Lahore airport, the PK-7787 has left for Warsaw, the capital of Poland, at 7:23am [today], and will land thereby 10:00 am as per the local time,” PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez Khan was quoted as saying in a press release.

He said the plane, which was dispatched on the directives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, would bring back around 300 Pakistanis to the country and land at the Islamabad International Airport. “More flights will also be operated on the instructions of the government of Pakistan,” the PIA spokesman said.

According to the Foreign Office, the Pakistan Embassy in Ukraine has claimed to have so far evacuated as many as 1,482 stranded citizens.

The other day, Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel and discussed the Ukraine situation and offered to play a facilitating role for de-escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war.

In his remarks, the premier had shared concern over the continued military conflict and highlighted its potential adverse economic impact on developing countries. He had also stressed the urgent need for a "ceasefire and de-escalation."