EDM 1688: Pakistan and the UK Air Safety List

That this House warmly celebrates the announcement by the British High Commission in Islamabad on 16 July 2025 confirming the removal of Pakistan from the UK’s Air Safety List; commends the outstanding efforts and cooperation between aviation authorities in the UK and Pakistan in achieving the safety reforms necessary to meet international aviation standards; congratulates all those involved, particularly the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and the UK’s Air Safety Committee, on this important milestone; recognises this as a major step forward for connectivity, enabling Pakistani airlines to apply to operate flights to the UK; believes this will bring enormous benefits for the over 1.6 million people of Pakistani heritage living in the UK, and for thousands of British nationals residing in or travelling to Pakistan; welcomes the new opportunities this will create for family reunions, cultural exchange, business travel, and trade; and looks forward to the strengthening of UK–Pakistan ties and to seeing Pakistani carriers in British skies very soon.