{
  "id": 16154931,
  "title": "PM directs direct flight between Karachi and Maldives to boost bilateral economic ties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/pm-directs-direct-flight-between-karachi-and-maldives-to-boost",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:53:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571127/pm-directs-direct-flight-between-karachi-and-maldives-to-boost-bilateral-economic-ties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed civil aviation authorities to establish direct flight operations between Karachi and the Maldives. The directive aims to enhance trade, tourism, and people-to-people connectivity between both South Asian nations. During high-level bilateral discussions, Pakistan and the Maldives announced an ambitious goal to expand mutual trade volume from thirteen million…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}