Other airlines are Aero Asia and Shaheen. There are many daily flights from Karachi to Lahore, Rawalpindi and other commercial centres.
Air transport is the quickest and most efficient means of travel.
Traffic along the Indus River is almost exclusively commercial and many goods are carried to Punjab and the north. A legacy of British rule is an extensive rail network, based on the main line from Karachi to Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar, which has several daytime and overnight trains. Most other routes have several daily trains. Even first-class compartments can be hot and crowded. Children under 3 years of age travel free.