ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is mulling resumption of direct flights to Dhaka as Islamabad’s relations with Bangladesh warm up, the Pakistani state carrier said on Sunday.
The statement came after a visit by Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan to the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) head office in Karachi, according to the airline.
“Matters of mutual interests were discussed, including the resumption of PIA flights to #Dhaka to re-establish the air link and strengthen the bond between the two nations,” PIA said on X handle.
The development comes days after Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Murad Ali Shah, and Bangladesh’s Home Secretary Naseem-ul-Ghani met to discuss areas of mutual interest and to strengthen economic ties.
They agreed that direct flights and shipping services between Karachi and Dhaka were needed to boost trade and people-to-people contact, according to the Sindh government.
