SIALKOT – Federal Minister for Privatisation and Aviation Muhammad MianSoomro has said the government was making sincere efforts to ensureprovision of international standard aviation facilities to passengers atall airports in the country.He said this while addressing the participants of the inaugural ceremony ofPIA’s direct passenger flights to Europe. The ceremony was jointly hostedby the PIA and the Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) here onSunday.The minister hailed the Sialkot exporters’ spirit and struggle forestablishing Asia’s first-ever private sector international airport onself-help basis. Now, the Sialkot exporters have established their ownprivate airline Airsial on self-help basis, setting a unique example ofself-help for the others to follow it.Soomro said that Sialkot exporters were the jewel of the national economy,as the Sialkot exporters have been playing a pivotal role in strengtheningthe national economy and boosting national exports by earning preciousforeign exchange to the tune of US$2 billion annually.He said the top priority of the government was to steer the country out ofeconomic crisis.The government will support business community in every matter,” hepromised. He said the government was fully aware of problems of thebusiness community and making all efforts to find an amicable solution tothese problems.Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Youth Affairs Usman Dar,Chairman SIAL Nadeem Anwar Qureshi, Provincial Minister for SpecialEducation Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq, senior PIA officials and leadingpeople from travel trade accorded warm welcome to the passengers of PIAflight (PK-720) from Paris-France via Barcelona-Spain with specialbouquets, which landed at the Sialkot airport here Sunday.
PIA to ensure World Class facilities to passengers at all airports of Pakistan
