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Emirates adds fifth Pakistan route
[ August 13, 2013 // Chris ]
Emirates is to launch services to Sialkot, its fifth destination in Pakistan, on 5 November. Flights will operate four times a week with an Airbus A330-200, offering up to 17 tonnes of cargo capacity. Sialkot is the capital of Sialkot District located in the north-east of the Punjab province in Pakistanabout 125 kilometres north of Lahore, it provides customers with a convenient alternative gateway to the Export Triangle of Pakistan. The area is famous for producing and exporting sports goods and clothing, gloves, surgical instruments, cutlery, ceramics and leather garments, whilst imports to the region focus on the supply of raw materials for manufacturing those products.