Pakistan Airlines
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How Pakistan's military secured back-route control of PIA; the army-corporate nexus explained
World | Jul 01, 2026, 07:27 PM ISTPIA's decline had been building for decades. From the 1990s onwards, the airline was hit by mounting losses, poor management, ageing aircraft and maintenance issues, pushing it deeper into financial distress.
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'98 per cent job is done, only Excel sheet approval is pending': Pakistan Airlines on sale
World | Feb 04, 2024, 02:23 PM IST"Our job is 98% done," Privatisation Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad said when asked about the plan to sell the airline. "The remaining 2% is just to bring it on an Excel sheet after the cabinet approves it."
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Pakistan Airlines imposes age limit for air hostess deployed in Canada and European Union I Know Why
World | Nov 14, 2023, 08:49 PM ISTPIA said air hostesses aged above 50 years should be among the crew members of flights to Canada and other international routes. This restriction aims to reduce the risk of older flight attendants slipping away as they may be more susceptible to the allure of better job prospects in these regions.
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Pakistan: Foreign airlines struggle to repatriate dollars from crisis-hit nation
World | Mar 17, 2023, 06:05 PM ISTPakistan, currently in the throes of a major economic crisis, is grappling with high external debt, a weak local currency and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
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Pakistan International Airlines suspends flight operations from Kabul: Reports
World | Oct 14, 2021, 04:55 PM ISTSuspending PIA operation from Kabul, Pakistan said there was "heavy-handed" interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff.
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Pakistan plane crash survivor has India connection
World | May 23, 2020, 01:35 PM ISTThe PIA plane which crashed on Friday has only two survivors -- one of whom is Bank of Punjab top executive Zafar Masud. His roots are in western Uttar Pradesh's Amroha and he belongs to the family of Kamal Amrohi of "Pakeezah" fame.
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Watch dramatic footage of PIA plane crashsite recorded from another plane landing at Karach airport
News | May 22, 2020, 06:24 PM ISTThe commercial airliner A-320 was flying from Lahore to Karachi. The fate of all passengers and crew on board is unknown as yet.
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Pakistan's passenger aircraft crashes near residential area of Karachi
News | May 22, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTPakistani media report that the PIA aircraft which crashed was an A320 carrying close to 100 people. The aircraft crashed near a residential colony near Karachi airport.
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Here's what PIA pilots said moments before fatal plane crash in Karachi
News | May 22, 2020, 04:57 PM ISTPakistan's passenger aircraft crashes near residential area of Karachi. Pakistani media report that the PIA aircraft which crashed was an A320 carrying close to 100 people.
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Pakistan likely to remove restriction on air space usage
World | Jun 01, 2019, 05:57 PM ISTThe IAF said it had removed restrictions that were imposed on all routes a day after its 12 Mirage 2000s crossed over to Pakistan and attacked a JeM terrorist training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan opens its airspace; PIA resumes normal flight
World | Mar 26, 2019, 11:07 PM ISTAll local and international commercial flights were suspended following escalating tension between India and Pakistan.
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CAA tells Supreme Court, pilots without even matric degree flying PIA planes
News | Dec 30, 2018, 10:42 PM ISTCAA tells Supreme Court, pilots without even matric degree flying PIA planes