37 Toronto-bound passengers offloaded from PIA flight

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As many as 37 passengers travelling to Toronto on visit visas were off-loaded from Pakistan International Airlines, as Canadian authorities had introduced temporary restrictions on non-residential travel to their country as part of their efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Spokesperson for PIA Abdullah Hafeez confirmed to Dawn that PIA had off-loaded 37 travelers from its Toronto flight on Wednesday.

He said only Canadian or the US nationals and diplomatic staff could enter Toronto. Therefore, all those holding visit visas could not be allowed to travel to Toronto.

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