Pakistan, May 5 -- President Asif Ali Zardari has approved an ordinance that enables the transfer of recently privatized Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) assets, state media reported on Monday.

Zardari approved the PIA Corporation Conversion Repeal Ordinance, 2026, on the prime minister's advice, state broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported.

"The ordinance aims to fulfill legal requirements for completing the process related to the transfer of PIA assets," the state broadcaster said.

Zardari's office in a separate statement said these assets include PIA planetariums in Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, as well as lands located in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Kashmir Road areas.

The list of assets also include the PIA's land at the Old...