TTHC demands concession on air tickets
PESHAWAR: Tanzeem-e-Tahaffuz-e-Haqooq-e-Chitral (TTHC) convener and former member of National Assembly (MNA) from Chitral district of NWFP Abdul Akbar on Saturday demanded 50 per cent concession in the Pakistan International Airline (PIA)’s tickets for the people of Chitral.
Addressing a press conference at Peshawar Press Club, TTHC convener said due to closer of Lowari Top, the people of Chitral have been stranded and have no alternative ground route to go to other parts of the country.
In the current situation, he said, it has become risky for them to use Afghanistan route to Peshawar and other parts of the country.
He said that the district people can not afford air ticket and demanded of the government to give 50 per cent concession on PIA tickets to the district people and also increase the number of flights from and to Chitral.
He also demanded of the government to give subsidy on PIA tickets as a relief to the people of Chitral till the opening of Lowari Top. staff report
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