Pakistani Prime Minister Aziz also pledged to open the country's skies, dominated by state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), to overseas carriers to support the national tourism drive.
The inauguration last week of Thai Airways International's third route in Pakistan _ Bangkok-Islamabad _ was part of the new policy.
THAI is the first Southeast Asian airline to operate into the capital of Pakistan. The airline has already been serving two other Pakistani cities from Bangkok _ Lahore and Karachi.
Of note, Mr Aziz told Mr Somchainuk, also acting president of THAI, that he had discussed with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong about the possibility of Singapore Airlines, THAI's arch-rival, offering flight services to Islamabad in the near future.
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