Overview
- Pakistan’s High Commissioner Imran Haider announced the expected restart after a Dec. 28 meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka.
- Haider said civil aviation authorities in both countries have authenticated the plan to reintroduce the route.
- No carrier, schedule or ticketing details have been released, and reports characterize the service as expected rather than finalized.
- The meeting also covered expanded cooperation across investment, education, culture and medical exchanges, with officials noting growing student interest and offers of transplant‑related training.
- The revived link is expected to cut travel time and support tourism and business after years of relying on connections, following earlier PIA suspensions in 2015 and 2018.