Following is attributable to the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:-
- Saudi Arabia has lifted restrictions on travel to and from Saudi Arabia for all those people who possess valid visas (Exit / Entry, Residence (Iqama), and Visit). However, travel is subject to negative PCR test, not later than 48 hours before arriving to Saudi Arabia.
- There is no Pakistan specific restriction on travel.
- There were 75 PIA flights per week (Jeddah 42, Riyadh 13, Madinah 12 and Dammam 8), which were reduced to 22 (Jeddah 7, Riyadh 7, Madinah 4 and Dammam 4) during Covid-19 pandemic.
- Due to limited number of PIA flights, most of Pakistani nationals were facing difficulty to reach Saudi Arabia, who possessed valid visas for Saudi Arabia.
- The matter was taken-up with Saudi Authorities and they have allowed to operate 21 additional PIA flights (Jeddah 10, Madinah 6 and Dammam 5 flights) from 25-30 September 2020.
- The matter is also under consideration of Saudi Authorities for more additional flights from 1st October to 30 October 2020.
- Currently, with the additional PIA flights, Pakistanis are travelling to Saudi Arabia without any difficulty.
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