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      <title>PIA reduces fares for Pakistani living in Saudi Arabia and pilgrims</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced reduction in fares for Pakistani pilgrims, resident visa holders, and workers traveling to Saudi Arabia.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to a PIA spokesperson, the airline has announced to cut down fares by up to 30% for pilgrims and visa holders.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The passengers who plan to travel to Jeddah and Madinah will have the opportunity to avail the benefits.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The discounted fares will be valid from April 7, 2024 to April 11, 2024.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The national flag carrier has slashed fares by up to Rs50,000 for economy class.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Passengers of national carriers who were planning to travel from Lahore will be bound to pay Rs103,680 for an economy seat.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Passengers from southern regions inclduing Karachi will have to pay Rs95,400.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The announcement of the reduction in fares came as a blessing for many people during the Holy month of Ramadan who planned to visit the holy places.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PIA has recently announced that all its debts and losses will be transferred to the a holding company taking charge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;PIA became an attractive investment opportunity for major players in the aviation sector after the current development.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced reduction in fares for Pakistani pilgrims, resident visa holders, and workers traveling to Saudi Arabia.</strong></p>
<p>According to a PIA spokesperson, the airline has announced to cut down fares by up to 30% for pilgrims and visa holders.</p>
<p>The passengers who plan to travel to Jeddah and Madinah will have the opportunity to avail the benefits.</p>
<p>The discounted fares will be valid from April 7, 2024 to April 11, 2024.</p>
<p>The national flag carrier has slashed fares by up to Rs50,000 for economy class.</p>
<p>Passengers of national carriers who were planning to travel from Lahore will be bound to pay Rs103,680 for an economy seat.</p>
<p>Passengers from southern regions inclduing Karachi will have to pay Rs95,400.</p>
<p>The announcement of the reduction in fares came as a blessing for many people during the Holy month of Ramadan who planned to visit the holy places.</p>
<p>PIA has recently announced that all its debts and losses will be transferred to the a holding company taking charge.</p>
<p>PIA became an attractive investment opportunity for major players in the aviation sector after the current development.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:22:28 +0500</pubDate>
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