Tue, 21-Oct-2025

FIA, ASF held four including a woman for hawala hundi, money laundering

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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Peshawar on Saturday arrested two suspects for their alleged involvement in hawala hundi while Airport Security Force (ASF) also booked two suspects, including a woman, at Karachi airport for an alleged money-laundering attempt. According to FIA Deputy Director Khawaja Hammad, a team apprehended a suspect involved in illegal currency exchange at … Read more

Gerry’s dnata wins coveted global award

Gerry’s dnata

KARACHI: Gerry’s dnata, Pakistan’s leading ground services provider, has been recognised for consistently delivering quality, safe and innovative services at its Islamabad hub and received the “Best Station” accolade at the 2021 Pride of Ground Handling Awards, a statement said. Gerry’s dnata was also shortlisted for four additional awards, it added. Syed Haris Raza, vice … Read more

Foreign tourist facilitation counter established at the Karachi airport

Foreign tourist facilitation center established at the Karachi airport

To assist tourists, particularly those arriving from neighboring countries, the Sindh Culture and Tourism Department has erected a facilitation counter in the terminal building of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Syed Sardar Ali Shah, Sindh Education and Culture Minister, and Syed Qasim Naveed, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Investment, jointly inaugurated the tourist … Read more

Police Arrested Rickshaw Driver in Attempt of Kidnapping a University Female Student

Police Arrested Rickshaw Driver in Attempt of Kidnapping a University Female Student

Police on Saturday arrested a man from Karachi’s Layari neighborhood for being involved in an attempt to kidnap a female university student. SSP City Sarfaraz Nawaz while elaborating the situation said that a female student was traveling in a rickshaw on June 13 when the driver took out his gun and took her hostage. “The … Read more

Karachi airport runway closed due to technical issues

Karachi airport runway

Karachi Airport Runway 25R closed due to technical work. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Karachi Airport Run 25R will be closed for 6 hours today, Due to technical work on Runway 25R. CAA said that the runway will not be available for aircraft from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. CAA added that landing and take-off related … Read more

CAA placed strict measures at airports to prevent spread of coronavirus

Airport coronavirus

On Sunday, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed strict measures to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus at the country’s airport.

According to the details, at Karachi airport, only one visitor will be allowed as well as at the Bacha Khan and Quetta international airports. People who will be coming to receive their guests from the airport are directed to wait in their own vehicles.

On the airport premises, wearing a face mask has been made mandatory for everyone.

Earlier in the month, CAA had issued new travel guidelines for the passengers in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Emergency Landing of Serene Airlines flight at Karachi Airport

Emergency Landing of Serene Airlines flight at Karachi Airport

Serene Airlines flight has made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. According to CAA sources, Serene Air flight ER 504 was en route from Karachi to Islamabad during which the plane suffered a technical malfunction. CAA sources said that the engine number one of the Serene Airbus A330 was shut down during the … Read more

Russian Plane makes emergency technical landing at Karachi Airport

Russian

After receiving permission from the Air Traffic Control, a Russian cargo plane made emergency technical landing on Jinnah International Airport. According to details, the plane was going to United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Afghanistan, but had to land at Karachi airport for refueling. In April this year an Indian cargo plane landed at Islamabad International … Read more

11 experts from aircraft manufacturer to visit Pakistan for investigation

aircraft manufacturer

The investigation team received the names of 11 experts from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus today (May 24). According to the details, a team of Airbus experts from France along with Pakistan’s investigation team will visit the plane crash The sources said that a team of French experts will take the plane’s engine and black box … Read more

The lucky air hostess of PIA plane crash

PIA air hostess

The PIA air hostess of the unfortunate plane came forward as she was about to travel in that plane but didn’t. According to the details, an air hostess named Madiha Iram was supposed to go on duty in the plane. At the same time, Madiha Iram was stopped by changing the duty roster. The PIA … Read more

Zara Abid survives or not in the plane crash?

Model Zara Abid was among the victims of ill-fortune PIA plane crash

Leading model of Pakistan Zara Abid was also present on the plane. According to the sources, the news about her survival is still not confirmed. Famous Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat also tweeted on this matter. I have deleted the tweet because the news about Zara Abid surviving is not verified yet from other sources. BUT … Read more

At least 90 killed as PIA Aircraft crashes in Karachi

PIA Plane

At least 90 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed near Karachi Airport. The aircraft crashed near a residential colony. Federal Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan confirmed that at least  90 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight crashed near Karachi Airport. Reports said the plane had … Read more

Flight schedule affected due to fog at Karachi airport

Fog in Karachi

The flight schedule of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) at Jinnah International Airport remained affected due to heavy fog in parts of the country specially in the province of Punjab. According to a PIA spokesman, the flight schedule was affected due to heavy fog and the domestic flights schedule will only be resumed after improvement in … Read more

Woman died as she suffers heart attack during PIA flight

Woman died as she suffers heart attack during PIA flight

At least three passengers including a women suffered a cardiac arrest during a Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight. According to the details, the passengers were traveling to Islamabad from Jeddah by a PIA flight PK/742 when the three suffered a heart attack from which a woman died. One of the passengers, identified as Mahala, died … Read more

Karachi: Smartphones, laptops worth Rs8.4 million seized

Smartphones, laptops worth Rs8.4 million seized at Karachi airport

Customs authorities on Friday thwarted a bid to smuggle electronic gadgets worth Rs8.4 million into the country. Acting on a tip-off, Deputy Collector Customs Touseef Gorchani intercepted three fliers who arrived at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi from Dubai on-board a private airlines flight. During a search of their luggage, 57 smartphones, including 46 iPhones, … Read more