PIA flights resume to Bangladesh

DHAKA: Pakistan International Airlines has resumed flights to the capital of Bangladesh after being suspended for 15 days.

According to a PIA spokesman, PK-266 departed to Dhaka from Karachi earlier today.

Flights were suspended after Bangladeshi authorities conducted a raid on the residence of PIA Country Manager Ali Abbas in Dhaka.

According to sources in PIA, a raid was also conducted on a PIA flight which reached Dhaka from Karachi on February 25, as the plane was searched for two and a half hours.

The reason for the raid given was that Ali Abbas was allegedly smuggling currencies as well as gold.

Airline sources said that a detailed house search took place while the country manager’s family was also harassed.