Rejected petition Want U.k to ask Pakistan to allow emergency Flights

Due to the COVID19 PAKISTAN has stopped all flights in and out of Pakistan. However the government in U.K has urged all British citizens to return to U.K before they close the border but this is not possible if Pakistan has stopped flights.

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Would like the Government to appeal to PAKISTAN to open emergency flights to allow British citizens back to U.K to their families where they belong.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307260

Since you started your petition the Government has announced a new government partnership with airlines to fly back more tourists stranded abroad: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-government-partnership-with-airlines-to-fly-back-more-tourists-stranded-abroad

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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Date submitted 26 March 2020
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