(NATIONAL) PCAA asks private airlines to increase flight operations in Balochistan.

QUETTA -- The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has directed the private airlines in the country to increase their flight operation in Balochistan, officials said Tuesday.

As the winter season is about to set in, the Balochistan province will come in the grip of severe cold and fog. The inclement weather conditions of this southwestern province cut it off from the rest of the country through land routes.

Keeping in view the hardships caused by this natural phenomenon, the PCAA has decided to increase flight operations in Balochistan, thus directing the private airlines in this regard. The PCAA officials...