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More than 8 million Pakistanis emigrated in 2023, according to a report

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In 2023, almost 8 million Pakistanis departed for foreign countries, according to the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) annual immigration report.

19.5 million travelers were successfully processed by FIA Immigration at international arrival and departure counters, according to the report.

2.1 million international visitors and 7.1 million Pakistanis made up the 9.2 million travelers.

2.1 million Pakistani citizens and 2.2 million foreigners, totaling 10.3 million travelers, left Pakistan.

At most, 3.6 million Pakistanis passed through Lahore Airport on their way to and from abroad. 3.5 million travelers from Pakistan used Islamabad Airport.

According to the report, the FIA Integrated Border Management System processed 2935 stop-list cases and detained 1602 human traffickers while conducting operations against them.

The US State Department retained Pakistan’s Tier 2 classification in its annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report 2023, it said, adding that up to 25 of the most sought human traffickers were also apprehended during the year 2023.

Based on fictitious documentation, up to 1,129 people were offloaded and relocated to their respective police stations.

To stop terrible situations like the Greece ferry catastrophe and beggars posing as Umrah, strict screening was implemented at airports.

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The inaugural flight of Azerbaijan Airlines is between Baku and Karachi.

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The national airline of Azerbaijan launched direct flights from Baku to Karachi today. There will be two weekly flights on this route, on Thursdays and Sundays.

The first flight will land in Karachi, and Azerbaijan’s ambassador, Khazar Farhadov, will be there to greet it.

This evening also marks the departure of the inaugural flight from Karachi to Baku, in addition to the arrival of the flight from Baku.

Azerbaijan Airlines said last month that it would be growing its network and flight operations in Pakistan.

Aviation insiders have verified that Azerbaijan Airlines is preparing to launch service to Karachi in the coming month of April.

In addition to its current services in Islamabad and Lahore, the airline plans to launch its Karachi route on April 18, with the inaugural flight anticipated to depart on that date.

Azerbaijan Airlines has been given permission to operate flights on the Karachi route, according to sources within the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Following a bilateral agreement between the two nations, Azerbaijan Airlines has been given permission to extend its operations in Pakistan.

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Fly Jinnah opens a new route internationally.

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Two weekly flights will be the starting frequency of the new route, which will connect the two cities.

According to a representative for Fly Jinnah, the company is pleased to announce the opening of a third international route from Islamabad to Muscat, the capital city of Oman, marking another significant milestone after the successful debut of flights from Islamabad and Lahore to Sharjah.

According to him, this development is in line with our goal of giving our clients more options for reasonably priced, value-driven local and international air travel.

The airline serves five main cities in Pakistan: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, and Quetta. Its fleet consists of five Airbus A320 aircraft, all of which are contemporary.

In addition to the current flight path to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, this new route expands Fly Jinnah’s network of foreign destinations.

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More than 40 Pakistani flights have been canceled due to heavy rain in the United Arab Emirates.

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Over forty flights to Pakistan have been canceled as a result of the temporary halt of flight operations at Dubai Airport, one of the busiest in the world.

Numerous people have been left stranded as a result of the cancellation of around 43 flights from Dubai to Pakistan.

The flights operated by Pakistan International Airline (PIA) from Lahore to Dubai (PK-203), from Dubai to Lahore (PK-204), and from Lahore to Sharjah (PK-185) had to be canceled.

Similar to this, SereneAir’s flight ER-1723 from Lahore to Dubai was delayed for over ten hours.

The Emirates flight EK-622 from Dubai to Lahore was delayed by three and a half hours, and the Lahore-Dubai flight EK-623 experienced a four-hour delay last night.

As the opulent financial hub reeled from record rainfall on Wednesday, passengers at the airport were advised to avoid Dubai due to flooding on its massive roadways.

An official advised travelers to avoid visiting Dubai Airport, the busiest airport in the world for international travel, “unless absolutely necessary.”

“Flights are still being canceled and delayed. A representative for Dubai Airports stated, “We are working very hard to recover operations as quickly as possible in very challenging conditions.”

The major airline of Dubai, Emirates, canceled all check-ins on Wednesday due to flooding on access roads and the suspension of several metro services, making it difficult for employees and customers to arrive and depart.

Long taxi lines grew at the airport, and travelers who were running late gathered. Due to Tuesday’s intense rain, other flights were also postponed, canceled, and diverted.

After battering Oman, where 18 people were killed, including numerous children, the storms struck the UAE and Bahrain overnight on Monday and on Tuesday.

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