Dedicated PIA aircraft to bring PM Nawaz back to home

By Web Desk
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July 08, 2016

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has deputed a dedicated aircraft Boeing 777 to bring back the Prime Minister's camp office partly shifted to London due to his health issues.

The PIA Spokesperson said in a statement that due to the Prime Minister's health issues, the PM Office had partly been shifted to London, where a camp office had been set up.

"Now that the PM has recovered after his surgery and is allowed to travel, the whole camp office has to be shifted back to Pakistan. On PIA's regular flights, so many seats were not available, due to which the only option was to depute a dedicated aircraft," the statement said.

He said as many seats were not available on PIA's regular flights due to which the only option was to depute a dedicated aircraft.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave London at 10 AM UK-time. He is expected to land in Lahore on Sunday.

Special changes will be made in the aircraft to make it comfortable for the prime minister's travel.

The prime minister consulted with his doctors thrice after his open heart surgery in London on May 31.