ISLAMABAD – The National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that eighteenaircraft were added to the fleet of PIA over the last four years and thegovernment plans to induct more planes on dry and wet lease.

Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Secretariat Javed Ikhlas told the houseduring question hour that the national flag carrier has also beenrationalizing its route network under which loss making routes are beingclosed while additional flights are being introduced on viable routes.

He said the flights to USA have been closed by the PIA since November lastyear due to heavy losses on this route.

Parliamentary Secretary Nadeem Abbas told the house that the government ispaying attention to the renovation of railway stations to providing betterfacilities to the passengers.

Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division TariqFazal Chaudhry said a PM grievance cell has been established to providefree of cost liver transplant to the patients at Pakistan Institute ofMedical Sciences.

Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal says visa policy has been made transparent topromote tourism in the country.