Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PIA announces special flights to mark Arbaeen e Hussain (RA)

PIA leased plane

To mark the chehlum of Imam Hussain and other Karbala martyrs, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday announced its schedule of special flights to the holy cities of Najaf and Baghdad. The flights have been announced to facilitate the visitors to mark the holy day of Arbaeen, the chehlum. “People will now be able … Read more

Special Flights to bring back students will depart on May 18

Aviation Minister

Aviation Minister Malik Ghulam Sarwar has said that on May 18, flights will depart to Wuhan to bring back Pakistani students stranded in the Chinese city. He was addressing national assembly session on Friday. Aviation Minister said thousands of stranded Pakistanis, including students, workers, members of Tableeghi Jamaat, and pilgrims, from across the globe have … Read more

6,500 Pakistanis will be brought back between April 20 and 28

Zulfikar bukhari

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on overseas Pakistanis, Zulfikar Bukhari, has said that more than 6,500 Pakistanis stranded abroad will be brought back between April 20 and 28. In his tweet, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan advised passengers “to become familiar with travel SOPs before getting on board to avoid any … Read more

PIA starts bringing Hajj pilgrims back to Pakistan

Intended pilgrims have submitted a total of 1, 49,330 Hajj applications at the designated banks across Pakistan under the government scheme.

PIA began its operation to bring Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. The special Hajj flights began on Saturday (August 17) and will end on September 14. According to the details, PIA’s first post-Hajj flight PK-8702 with 166 pilgrims on board landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi today. The flight was departed from Jeddah airport. The … Read more