PIA extortion.

Byline: M. Abid Hafeez - Lahore

WE face a time when the world is forced to practise social distancing and lockdowns. Economies around the world have been ruined owing to the Covid-19 pandemic and the death toll curve is rising every minute.

Pakistan has confirmed over 23,000 coronavirus cases, while about 260,000 people have died of the virus across the world. The world is terrified with the horrendous attack by this invisible monster spreading devastation at such a large scale.

However, in Pakistan, people are still involved in minting money in these trying times. PIA again topped the others. The PIA flight from Lahore to Toronto on April 23 should have cost Rs100,000. But our national carrier charged Rs350,000 per passenger, promising that it...