List of 514 Punjabis stuck in Iraq

Chandigarh, June 22, 2014: The Punjab Government on Saturday submitted a detailed report of more than 514 Punjabis stuck in strife torn Iraq to the External Affairs Ministry, GOI that has received in Punjab Civil Control Room.

Disclosing this Jathedar Tota Singh Punjab, NRI Affairs Minister said that Punjabis in Iraq are safe but the Central Government should arrange their safe exit as soon as possible because conditions in Iraq are worsening day by day.

The NRI Affairs Minister said that Punjabis who were contacted control room from Iraq informed that they are safe their but wanted to return to India therefore Government of India should speed up the efforts for safe evacuation of Punjabis form Iraq.

He said that till 6.00 pm today more than 514 families had rang up in the control room giving the details about their relatives. He said that some Punjabis from Iraq have also provided information about their whereabouts in Iraq which is being sent to the Union External Affairs Ministry. Minister said that control room numbers are regularly being flashed on the various TV channels and social media and Internet sites are also helpful in spreading the information of control room numbers.

The NRI Affairs Minister said that meanwhile, senior officials from the Punjab Government are coordinating with the External Affairs Ministry and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is in regular touch with Sushma Swaraj for safe return of Punjabis from Iraq. 

He said that total information collected by the control room included; 36 persons from Gurdaspur, 15 from SBS Nagar, 40 from Jalandhar, 35 from Patiala, 224 from Hoshiarpur, 35 from Kapurthala, 10 from Ludhiana, 7 from Barnala, 37 from Ropar, 5 from Pathankot, 13 from Fatehgarh Sahib, 39 from Amritsar, 3 from Bathinda, 1 from Moga, 8 from SAS Nagar, 3 from Tarn Taran, 2 from Faridkot and 1 from Sangrur district.

The list of 514 Punjabis stuck in Iraq is as under: