KARACHI, Nov 14: The ongoing dispute with the aircraft engineers resulting in major disruptions to domestic and international flights in and out of Pakistan left the country’s athletics squad stranded on Friday for over six hours on their journey to Riyadh for a sporting event. The athletics contingent, which includes Olympic Gold Medallist Arshad Nadeem, his coach Salman Butt and other athletes, faced disappointment when they reached the Lahore airport in the morning on the way to Riyadh to take part in the Islamic Solidarity Games being held there this year. “We found our Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight to Riyadh was delayed by more than six hours. The flight announcement said the delay was caused due to technical issues,” Butt told PTI at 3 pm (local time). “We cam
PIA continues to face disruptions, Pakistan athletics squad’s flight delayed by over six hours
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