PIA to link Salalah with Karachi, Sialkot

Staff Reporter MUSCAT: Karachi and Sialkot will be connected with Salalah from March 30 and April 1 respectively by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the Pakistan Embassy in Muscat said.

Salalah, capital of Dhofar Region, located some 1,100km South West of Muscat is directly linked by PIA with Lahore and Islamabad from December 1, 2016.

According to the embassy, around 65,000-70,000 Pakistanis reside in Dhofar region who can benefit from these connectivity, in addition to enhancing bilateral trade and tourism.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Ali Javed, Ambassador of Pakistan to Oman, visited the Headquarters of Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA), in Muscat and held an hour-long meeting with Dr Mohammed Nasser Al Zaabi, CEO of Public Authority of Civil Aviation.

In the meeting, the ambassador appreciated the existing bonds of mutual cooperation between Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan and PACA.