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PIA reduces Islamabad-Beijing airfares by nearly 30%

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reduced the fare for Islamabad-Beijing flights with immediate effect in a bid to further facilitate passengers travelling between the two countries.

The national flag carrier has announced around 30% reduction in the fare for the Islamabad-Beijing route, which will greatly facilitate passengers who plan to travel to China for study, business, work, or to meet their families, sources told APP Thursday.

PIA is currently operating a weekly Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad passenger flight on Sundays.

Talking to APP, Ali Imran, a Pakistani scholar said that the new reduced fare would greatly facilitate both Pakistani and Chinese travellers.

Pakistan and China are celebrating 2023 as “The Year of Tourism” to promote cultural and people-to-people exchanges.

Earlier this year, PIA increased the discount rate on its fares to 27% for students wishing to travel to China.

The national flag carrier also slashed fares of economy and executive economy classes on domestic flights by 20% on Eid ul Fitr.

In a major achievement, the PIA earned around Rs60 million profit in the first quarter (January-March) of the year 2023, Parliamentary Secretary for Railways Kiran Imran Dar informed the National Assembly last month.

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More new buses arrive in Karachi.

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Announcing that the new buses would improve accessible and comfortable transportation options for the public, Sharjeel Inam Memon took to X.

He said that the Sindh transport department would launch additional Peoples Bus Service lines to enhance public transportation options, adding that twenty buses had already arrived at the port.

The public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism would see the conversion of 60 KMC buses to diesel in order to better serve the city’s inhabitants, as stated by Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab a day earlier.

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Sindh will implement strict measures to uphold law and order: CM

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“A thoroughplan has been developed to reduce kidnappings for ransom and street crimes,” stated Murad Ali Shah.

According to him, yesterday’s law and order meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence was presided over by President Asif Ali Zardari.

“CM Shah stated that the president ordered a stepped-up crackdown on drugs and the arrest of bandit facilitators in the Katcha area.”

According to Murad Ali Shah, the president deemed land grabs and encroachment intolerable. He declared: “The president’s orders will be fully implemented by the Sindh government.”

A Nigerian national has been arrested in connection with the drug trade, according to a briefing given by Sharjeel Memon, the provincial minister of excise, taxes, and anti-drug. “There have been 164 cases filed, 166 accused people have been arrested in cases, and three drug dealers have been killed in a crackdown in Hyderabad,”

Strict monitoring at schools to shield kids from drugs was decided upon at the conference.

The chief minister gave the excise department instructions to intensify its war on drugs in coordination with the federal government and other provinces.

Corps Commander Karachi promised to provide the Sindh government complete support in the fight against drugs.

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US Ambassador Donald Blome praises Maryam’s portrayal of the Chief Minister of Punjab.

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According to information, Maryam Nawaz was congratulated by the US envoy on being the first female Chief Minister of Punjab during their meeting.

America’s goal to deepen economic relations with Pakistan, especially in the areas of manufacturing, IT, and agriculture, was conveyed by Ambassador Bloom. Maryam’s people-oriented efforts and initiatives were commended by him, who called them “commendable”.

The ambassador received assurances from Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz that Punjab will offer a safe haven for US investment. She emphasised that a stable administration is essential to guiding Pakistan out of its economic crisis and welcomed US engagement in a number of areas.

The Chief Minister also emphasised how her government’s economic initiatives had reduced inflation.

That Maryam Nawaz and Donald Bloome are meeting for the second time is worth mentioning. It was before to her election as Punjab’s Chief Minister that the first meeting was held.

At Maryam Nawaz’s home in Murree, Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League-N, Donald Blome, the US Ambassador to Pakistan, had a meeting.

They talked on the value of cooperation in a number of sectors, including as commerce, the economy, security, peace, and regional stability, according to the details.

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