PIA special flight to bring back 44 Pakistani prisoners from Sri Lanka
Civil Aviation Authority Director Air Transport has issued a permit to operate the flight.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A special PIA plane will leave Islamabad for Colombo, Sri Lanka today (Tuesday) to repatriate 44 Pakistani prisoners held in Sri Lanka, Dunya News reported.
Six female prisoners are among the detainees returning from Colombo. At 22 FIA personnel from the escort squad and two NADRA personnel will also go to Colombo to bring back prisoners.
According to sources, Civil Aviation Authority Director Air Transport has issued a permit to operate the flight.
The prisoners are expected to complete lengthy prison sentences for drug-related offenses in their home country close to family and friends, in accordance with a 2004 agreement on the transfer of offenders between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Transfers are allowed in cases where sentences exceed a minimum of six months, the agreement states.
