Pakistan extends suspension of domestic, international flights till April 30

• However, special flights will be operated to repatriate thousands of Pakistanis stranded in different countries due to coronavirus.

Pakistan extended on Saturday the suspension of its domestic and international flight ban till April 30 in the wake of the coronavirus.

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority in a tweet said that ban on all flights operations has been extended till April 30.

"As per the decision of the Government of Pakistan, the suspension of International and Domestic flight operations as effected earlier has been extended upto Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2359 hours PST," the authority tweeted.

As per the decision of the Government of Pakistan, the suspension of International and Domestic flight operations as effected earlier has been extended upto Thursday, April 30, 2020 at 2359 hours PST.

— PCAAOfficial (@official_pcaa) April 18, 2020

However, special flights will be operated to repatriate thousands of Pakistanis stranded in different countries due to the coronavirus pandemic. PIA has been operating special flights from April 15 and will continue to do so till April 20 to and from Islamabad.