The thing with PIA consolodating to MAN if it happens:
Its not that there is no market, or people want to travel to MAN, its just how PIA will want to run their market.
Its a similar story to BHX and AI. There is a huge market demand to India from BHX, but instead they have to travel to LHR to catch flights to India.
LBA can lobby all they like, just like BHX has lobbied for an Indian connection for years, but if PIA want to funnel through MAN, then LBA will have to look elsewhere.
If PIA do pull the plug Shaheen air used to serve LBA, so I wonder if either they or Air Blue could plug the gap? Surely say, a 2 weekly A321 with Airblue would be better than nothing.