No PIA flights.

Byline: Hashim Abro - Islamabad

I VISITED the national flag carrier's office located in Blue Area as well as a few travel and tour operators to learn about the flight schedule from Islamabad to Saudi Arabia.

I happened to learn that there were no PIA flights for Makkah or Madina for several days - there were no flights on Oct 28-30 and I think even on Oct 31. Many men and women who wanted to go for Umrah or were scheduled to be in Saudi Arabia for business or work were therefore compelled to get flights to other countries with long transits or reschedule and revise their pre-planned travel itinerary. This is not possible for every person.

It might seem innocuous enough to many passengers like me who are with their...

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