ISLAMABAD:Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said our Mission is in contact with all Pakistanis in Khartoum to ensure their safety. In a tweet on Saturday, the spokesperson said we are closely monitoring the security situation in Sudan. According to Foreign Office, there are around a thousand Pakistanis in capital Khartoum of war-hit Sudan.

According to latest reports, Sudan paramilitary chief on Saturday vowed to fight on until all army bases captured. The head of the United Nations (UN) mission in Sudan called Saturday for an “immediate” end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. Sudan’s air force struck multiple paramilitary bases in Khartoum on Saturday, the reports quoting army said, as fighting raged on the streets of the capital between the rival security forces.

Both, Pakistan and Sudan, share the same religion as well as historical baggage of colonial rule. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Group of 77 in the United Nations.