No visa required: PIA took Indians to Lahore hotel

FIA refused to share the exact date of the incident while PIA did not return the calls


News Desk November 01, 2014 Less than a minute read

Crew members of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) allegedly took 34 Indian transit passengers to a hotel in Lahore to stay for a night, though they did not have a Pakistani visa, prompting authorities to launch a probe, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said in a report that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crew allegedly took the Indians out of the airport bypassing the check points manned by FIA. The Indian passengers flew from New Delhi on a PIA flight to Saudi Arabia with a stopover in Lahore, an official said. FIA alleged that PIA quietly transported them to a local hotel where they spent the night. However, FIA refused to share the exact date of the incident while PIA did not return the calls, PTI said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 1st, 2014.

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