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Secretary of Defence Major General Amir Ashfaq Kayani, Deputy DG Pakistan Airports Authority Sameer Saeed, and CEO PIA Amir Hayat were also present.<br \/>\nA cake was cut before the flight departed, while gifts were also distributed among the passengers.<br \/>\nMore than 170 passengers left for Baku through the first flight, PK-159.<br \/>\nLahore Airport Manager Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed gave a briefing about the development taking place at Lahore Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has launched flight operations from Lahore to Baku. In this regard, a ceremony was held at Lahore Airport, which was attended by Federal Minister for Aviation Khawaja Asif as the chief guest. Azerbaijani Ambassador Khizr Farhadio was also present at the ceremony. 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