Additionally,
For more information write to Pakistan International Airlines, 551 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017 (212-949-0477) or to the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations, 12 East 65th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021 (212-879-8600).
Lahore, a Survivor with a Bittersweet History
By Barbara Crossett, New York Times (Travel Section) Published June 14, 1981
Yeah, I saw and posted that a few days ago.
So, PIA had offices in NYC, the NYT was writing travel stories about Pakistan and the Reagan Administration was selling F-16’s to Pakistan in 1981 but American could not travel there.
Yes, fact are important when trying to making a case.