Kathmandu, June 22 -- At the request of the Nepal government, 10 Nepali nationals living in Iran will be evacuated by Indian chartered flights between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, along with Indian and Sri Lankan citizens, as the war between Israel and Iran rages on.

Of the 16 Nepalis living and working in Iran, five who have been languishing in local jails are unable to return, said Lok Bahadur Chettri, head of the publicity division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Nepali Embassy in Doha, Qatar that is also accredited to look after Iran, sent the copies of travel documents to the five Nepali nationals currently in Iranian jails but three of them have apparently no proof of Nepali citizenship.

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