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The first PIA relief flight PK-8722 lifting 200 Pakistanis has left Washington for Islamabad.

Pakistan Ambassador to US Dr. Asad Majeed Khan was present at the airport to see off the passengers,

According to the permission granted by the US, the PIA can operate as many as 12 flights in a month to bring back the stranded Pakistanis.

According to CEO PIA, special flights will continue till return of Pakistanis to their home from abroad.