The Federal Minister for Aviation, Saad Rafique, has issued special orders to reduce PIA flight fares by 20% during the three days of Eid-ul-Azha.
This reduction in fares will apply to all PIA flights during Eid-ul-Azha, at the request of Aviation Minister Saad Rafique. In addition, on July 6, Pakistan Railways also announced a 30% discount on train tickets to facilitate passengers during Eidul Azha.
According to a notification issued by Pakistan railways, all passenger trains will have reduced fares during the three days of Eidul Azha. The PR has also started Eid bookings with discounted fares, the notification read.
Pakistan Railways has announced that it will run three special trains on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
The trains will operate on multiple routes before Eid-ul-Azha. A Railway spokesperson told that the first special train would depart at 10 am on July 8. It would travel from Quetta to Peshwar via Multan, Sahiwal and Lahore.
The second special train would leave at 6:45 pm on July 8 and would travel from Karachi to Lahore via Multan and Faisalabad, he added.