PIA gets temporary permission to serve EU states.

The European Union has granted temporary permission to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate flights to and from the continent till July 3, confirmed a spokesperson of the national flag-carrier on Wednesday.

The development comes a day after the European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) suspended the authorisation for the PIA to serve EU member states for six months amid concerns over the authenticity of licenses held by Pakistani pilots. In another blow to the airline the same day, the UK Civil Aviation Agency also suspended its flight operations from three major British airports Birmingham, London's Heathrow and Manchester.

The spokesperson said that two established PIA flights to and from Islamabad to London PK-785 and PK-786 will operate...