Limited domestic flights operation may resume.

Byline: Mohammad Asghar

RAWALPINDI -- Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said on Wednesday that it had been decided in principle to resume limited domestic flights as suspension of their operation will end on Thursday midnight.

However, he said a final decision in this regard wouAld be taken at a meeting of the National Coordination ComAmittee headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The minister said the issAue of resuming domestic fliAghts was discussed in detAail at a top-level meeting held in Islamabad on WedAnesAday. It was attended by chief ministers of the four provinces, officials of the NatAional Disaster ManagAement Authority, health department and Gilgit-Baltistan.

'Due to public demand it has been decided in principle to resume domestic flights, but a final decision will be taken by the prime minister,' Mr Khan said, adding that he hoped the prime minister will allow resuming domestic flights.

He said the Aviation Division, along with the Pakistan International AirAlines, had planned to initially operate domestic flights to and from four airports - Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Quetta.

The minister said the construction industry, small shops and agriculture had already been allowed to resume business, and since Eidul Fitr...