PIA to bring home thousands of Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia, UAE.

RAWALPINDI -- The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to operate over 100 flights to bring back more than 10,000 Pakistanis stranded in Saudi Arabia and 15,000 in the UAE next week.

PIA spol(esman Abdullah Hafeez said on Saturday that after the permission was granted by the government the national flag carrier would fly empty planes from Pakistan only tobring back passengers.

He said that additional flights had been scheduled for the convenience of passengers because of rush and fast sale of tickets due to limited availability.

Some of the PIA offices had been closed due to lockdown restrictions in these countries in the wake of Covid19 pandemic. However, tickets could be purchased through the airline`s website or its boolcing offices in Pakistan and...

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