ISLAMABAD, March 20 (APP): The Aviation Division on Friday said that passengers “To be airborne on direct flights to Pakistan from March 21 before 0501 hours (Pakistan Standard Time) would not be required to provide COVID-19 RT-PCR certificate.” The NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) issued in this regard is aimed at extending the deadline from 5 am to 8 pm (March 21) and after that, the provision of certificate would be mandatory for the international passengers arriving Pakistan, a spokesman for the Aviation Division clarified in a press release. “The test result must include the name and passport number of the passenger. Entry within Pakistan territorial limits shall not be allowed without the authentic COVID-19 through RT-PCR negative test result for coronavirus. The condition will remain in place till 4th April 2020 0001 hours UTC (0501 hours PST).” He rejected a news item appearing in a section of the media about removing the condition of RT-PCR test for the coronavirus (COVID-19) after March 21, terming it ‘incorrect, saying, “No such decision has been made by the Aviation Division.” In his earlier press notes, the spokesman had said that the international flight operations, suspended at Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot, Quetta and Faisalabad airports, … Continue reading COVID-19: RT-PCR certificate not required from passengers airborne before March 21