KARACHI: The Pakistan Government propose to open an international airline, it was reliably learned ... on Wednesday [Nov 16].

The likely route ... will be from Karachi to London and is expected to pass through various Middle Eastern and West European countries. Later on the route may be expanded... . As the Pakistan Government have already entered into bilateral air agreements with 11 countries, including the UK, France and Denmark, if and when they operate ... [the] airline, they will get easy passage for their aircraft through these countries. ...

It is believed that to start with the Government will hire aircraft with the staff to man them. Pakistan has already a chartered aircraft operating [once a month] between Karachi and London mainly for ...

personnel of the Pakistan armed forces going home on leave. ...

It is understood that a Pakistani international airline will be a sound economic proposition [in terms] of greater facilities ... [and] in regard to cheap fares. News agencies