December 08 , 2016


PIA announces Rs 500,000 compensation for PK-661 crash victims
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines has announced a compensation amount of Rs 0.5 million for relatives of the ill-fated PK-661 flight passengers, who died after the....Full Story


PIA plane crash: US offers assistance in rescue, recovery operations
WASHINGTON: The United States of America has offered assistance to Pakistan for rescue and recovery operations after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane...Full Story


Profile: From rockstar to evangelist, JJ leaves behind a lasting legacy
Junaid Jamshed unfortunately happened to be one of the 47 ill-fated passengers who were aboard the PK-661 flight which was making its way from Chitral to Islamabad, when...Full Story


DNA testing to identify victims of PK-661 air crash
ISLAMABAD: DNA testing will be used to identify the 48 charred victims of the plane crash in the mountainous north of Pakistan, authorities said Thursday, as the country mourned...Full Story


PIA pilot refuses to fly "faulty' plane from Karachi
KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot refused to operate an ATR-42 aircraft which was to fly from the Jinnah International Airport to Mohenjodahro, an......Full Story


PIA plane lands safely in Lahore after being hit by bird
LAHORE: A Lahore-bound PIA flight from Abu Dhabi landed safely after it was hit by a bird moments before landing, Geo News reported on Thursday, a day after a plane crash....Full Story

Every work of Junaid Jamshed focused on Pakistan: Salman Ahmad
ISLAMABAD: Singer Salman Ahmad said on Thursday that the focus of every project or work of Junaid Jamshed was for Pakistan. ...Full Story

No rift between govt and military, clarifies Siddiqui
Advisor to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui on Thursday claimed that there was no “rift between government and military” as portrayed...Full Story


Verdict reserved on maintainability of plea against PM, CM

LAHORE: Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza of the Lahore High Court on Thursday reserved the verdict on maintainability of a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz.......Full Story


PK-661 crash: Shah holds PIA MD responsible
ISLAMABAD: Action against the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) managing director was demanded on Thursday by the opposition parties over the air crash that claimed 47 ....Full Story


COAS praises NCTC, training sessions
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC) and spent his day witnessing the ....Full Story

Egypt moves to enhance defence ties with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisiin Cairo on Thursday....Full Story

PIA crash: 23 boxes of victims’ bodies shifted to PIMS
ISLAMABAD:At least 23 boxes containing bodies of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash victims have been shifted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences ...Full Story

Promoting Chinese language in Pakistan
LAHORE: “Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) is making efforts to promote Chinese language in a professional way,” Secretary General PCJCCI M ..Full Story
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