PIA temporarily suspends flights to Riyadh citing ‘situation in the Middle East’: spokesperson

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday temporarily suspended its flight operations to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, “in view of the situation in the Middle East”, according to a spokesperson. The airline asked passengers to contact the PIA call centre to check the latest status of their flights. The announcement comes as fighting between Saudi and Houthi forces intensifies. On Wednesday, three people were killed in attacks on two Saudi international airports including in the capital Riyadh, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed to have fired on both transport hubs. A Pakistani was injured in the…