Trains, flights suspended owing to diesel shortage

Trains and flights within the country have been suspended owing to diesel shortage.

PIA’s 60 percent inland flights have been suspended while all the trains in the country have stopped.

All the trains have been stopped owing to no diesel stock in Lahore. The trains coming from Karachi Peshawar and Quetta to Lahore have also been stopped.

The administration has said that 40, 000 litres of diesel is being shifted to Lahore from Multan which will be supplied till evening.

Moreover, trains coming to and leaving from Multan are also delayed for hours.

On the other hand, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is also in crisis as 6 out of 10 domestic and international flights have been cancelled.

According to the sources, this situation developed after 18 out of 49 planes were grounded over technical issues.