Defence Minister Khawaja Asif hails lifting of UK ban on Pakistani airlines, blames PTI and Ghulam Sarwar for PIA crisis. PIA to resume UK flights and push for New York route amid privatization plans.

Britain has lifted a years-long ban on Pakistani airlines following improvements in the country's aviation safety standards, the British diplomatic mission in Islamabad said Wednesday.

British High Commissioner Jane Marriott said that after "extensive engagement" between the UK's Air Safety Committee and the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, restrictions on PIA have now been lifted ...