PIA scheduled to fly out Pakistani Hindu pilgrims to India

Sources throughout the nationwide flag provider mentioned {that a} particular flight was set to hold 160 Hindu pilgrims from Karachi to Jaipur, India, at 7am on January 29. They mentioned that PIA officers have confirmed that India has not allowed the flight a passage.

In the meantime, the Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) notified “postponement” of the flights that had been meant to hold the pilgrims to India.

An announcement issued by the PHC on Friday said that on PHC’s request looking for passage for 3 flights — from Karachi to Jaipur on January 29, from Jaipur to Agra on the identical day, and from Delhi to Karachi on Feb 1, — PIA had approached the civil aviation division of India for permission and crucial preparations, however obtained no response from the opposite aspect by Thursday.

Therefore, furthering this course of is now inconceivable, it added.

The PHC, nevertheless, made it clear that neither itself or PIA is chargeable for calling off the journey. As an alternative, “the shopper [Indian authorities] lagged behind” in making the journey attainable for Pakistani Hindu pilgrims, it added.

It mentioned that the journey is being postponed until the Pakistani authorities obtain India’s permission to airlift the pilgrims.