World News | PoK: Air travel a distant dream for Gilgit-Baltistan people

Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK]April 29 (ANI): Air travel has become a distant dream for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid exorbitant fares, Pakistani vernacular media reported.

Pakistan’s largest airline, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), has raised fares for flights from Islamabad to Skardu to Rs 39,700 and from Gilgit to Rs 29,200.

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Such high ticket prices are said to also affect tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan, Daily K2 reported.

The rise in airfares comes amid worsening socioeconomic conditions, with even the middle and working class finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.

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The Pakistani currency continues to slide against the US dollar, according to the Pakistan Daily.

In addition, political tension and strife between any political parties will only increase the suffering of the people’s daily life.

In such a dire situation, the Pakistan Justice Instigation (PTI) wants to hold a vote in Punjab. In contrast, the PDM government wants to hold polls after its term ends, while the PDM wants to hold polls someday in the country, which speaks volumes about the country’s political instability, Ibrat reported.

Police in Punjab state raided the residence of Pakistan Tehreek Independence (PTI) President Parvez Irahi on Friday night to arrest him, drawing strong criticism from the party, which has expressed concern over the arrest of its workers and leaders.

The raid came hours after talks between PTI and the Pakistani Democratic Movement-led government on the election date, with the former calling for an end to arrests of their workers and warning that talks could be derailed if the actions of law enforcement officers do not cease, reports geographic news.

Even though PTI has made an announcement to hit the road, whether or not that announcement is merely a threat like other recent announcements, PTI will have some issues with the government.

According to Pakistan Daily, the best way out of the current standoff between the government and PTI is a truce/reconciliation, which will only be possible if both sides agree to hold talks between them.

Amid this chaos, 1 million Pakistanis left the country within a year. According to Jasarat, the number of Pakistanis going abroad has increased by 300% in just one year, with an average of 2 to 2.5 million Pakistanis going abroad every year, and now this number has increased to 1 million.

According to reports in this regard, millions of young people have traveled overseas in search of livelihood due to concerns about the uncertain economic and political situation, inflation and unemployment.

According to Daily K2, doctors, engineers, IT experts, accountants, associate engineers, teachers, and nurses have all gone abroad, and more than 92,000 highly educated people have also settled abroad. (Arnie)

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