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PIA Plane Crash in Pakistan: 57 dead; Bank of Punjab President among 3 survivors
World | May 22, 2020, 11:25 PM ISTAt least 57 people died on Friday when a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with 107 people on board crashed near the Jinnah International Airport. Flight PK-8303, traveling from Lahore to Karachi, was about to land when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir, just a minute before its landing.
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PIA Crash: Watch dramatic footage of crash site recorded from 2nd plane landing moments post tragedy
World | May 23, 2020, 01:42 AM ISTPakistan Plane Crash: A video has now emerged showing dramatic footage of the crash site. The second plane was landing at Karachi Airport moments after the crash.
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PIA pilot cried for help moments before crash; 'Mayday we've lost an engine'
World | May 23, 2020, 09:05 PM ISTPakistan Plane crash: The use of the word Mayday is rare and everyone in the aviation industry takes extreme care that the word is not used to describe minor situation.
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Pak's PIA allowed to conduct direct flights to US
World | May 01, 2020, 09:32 AM ISTThe Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been allowed by the US Department of Transportation to conduct direct flights to America with immediate effect, the flag carrier announced.
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3 suffer heart attack on Pakistan International Airlines flight
World | Dec 03, 2019, 08:03 AM ISTThe PIA's PK-742 flight, which had around 225 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at Karachi Airport on Sunday after three passengers complained of severe chest pain, Pakistan Today said in a report.
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Pakistan International Airlines flight makes emergency landing after it catches fire
World | Sep 15, 2019, 04:49 PM ISTA major tragedy was averted on Sunday when an agile pilot successfully landed a Pakistan International Airlines flight carrying about 200 passengers onboard after one of its engines caught fire minutes after take off.
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Lose weight or face the axe: Pakistan International Airlines tells 'obese' cabin crew
World | Jan 06, 2019, 08:09 PM ISTPakistan's flag carrier PIA has asked some of its cabin crew with "excess weight" to shed some kilos within six months or risk being grounded, in a bid to make them "slim, smart and fit", a media report said.
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Debt-ridden Pak govt approves Rs1,700 crore bailout package to keep PIA afloat
Business | Nov 13, 2018, 03:03 PM ISTThe PIA's accumulated losses surged to Rs 36,000 crore by the end of June, which, according to the finance ministry, speaks volumes about the persistently deteriorating performance of the carrier.
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Let's shut down PIA, Pakistan government tells lawmakers
May 19, 2017, 03:23 PM ISTThe Nawaz Sharif government on Thursday sought support from Pakistani lawmakers to declare the loss-making flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) "bankrupt" and eventually shut it down.
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No Karachi-Mumbai PIA flight from tomorrow; decision due to commercial reasons, says official
May 07, 2017, 10:05 AM ISTPIA will suspend its flight between Karachi and Mumbai from tomorrow.
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PIA likely to suspend Mumbai-Karachi flight from May 11
May 05, 2017, 05:31 PM ISTPakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to suspend its weekly flight between Mumbai and Karachi from May 11.
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Before plane take-off, Pakistan airline sacrifices ‘black goat’ as ‘gesture of gratitude’
World | Dec 20, 2016, 03:31 PM ISTPakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday sacrificed a ‘black goat’ for ‘sadqa (voluntary charity)’ near an ATR-42 aircraft after it was given clearance for take-off from the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Rawalpindi.
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Govt simplify rules to change the date of birth in a passport
India | Dec 11, 2016, 05:01 PM ISTIn order to further simplify services relating to issuance of passport, the government has made process to change the date of birth in the existing travel document easy. Making the changes in existing rule,
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Famous singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed feared dead in PIA crash
World | Dec 07, 2016, 08:16 PM ISTJunaid Jamshed, the popstar-turned-evangelist and an Islamic preacher, was reportedly on board the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) which crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today evening. The 52-year-old singer songwriter was travelling on t
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48 killed as PIA plane crashes near Abbottabad
World | Dec 07, 2016, 11:20 PM ISTA Pakistan International Airlines flight with over 40 passengers on board crashed near Abbottabad on Wednesday, media reports said.
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PIA cancels flights from Karachi to New Delhi, Mumbai
World | Oct 15, 2016, 08:48 PM ISTAmidst growing strains in India-Pakistan ties, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has cancelled some flights from Karachi headed to New Delhi and Mumbai due to "exceptionally poor" passenger strength. In a statement issued on
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Delhi: Right-wing group attacks PIA office
India | Jan 14, 2016, 06:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Members of a right-wing group allegedly today vandalised the office of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) near Barakhamba Road in New Delhi area, following which one person was arrested.The four activists of Hindu Sena
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Intelligence Bureau, RAW object Pakistan airlines offices in India
India | Feb 12, 2015, 08:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Intelligence Bureau and Research & Analysis Wing have objected to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from buying properties in India. The Intelligence officials said the neighbouring country had stopped Air India operations and
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Rehman Malik video: PIA suspends staff over delayed take-off
World | Sep 16, 2014, 03:39 PM ISTKarachi: An embarrassed Pakistan government today suspended two PIA employees for causing unnecessary delay in take-off of a plane at Karachi airport, according to a report published by ‘Express News'.The government took this action after
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Shots fired at plane landing in Peshawar; 1 killed, 2 injured
World | Jun 25, 2014, 07:18 AM ISTPeshawar: One person was killed and two others injured tonight when shots were fired at a Pakistan.International Airlines (PIA) plane landing at the Peshawar airport.The shots were fired at the Boeing flight PK756 carrying nearly