Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Bukhari has said that the fares for special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights bringing stranded Pakistanis from UAE have been reduced by 20-30 per cent.

“According to the new prices of PIA, the airfare for the flights operating from UAE to Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar has been reduced to 1,110 dirham while the tickets for UAE to Multan and Karachi will be available at 957 dirham and 810 dirham respectively,” Zulfikar Bukhari informed a virtual town hall meeting.

The decision to slash airfare for the UAE-bound special flights will come into effect from April 25, he added.