Wednesday, August 19th, 2020
PIA flight lands safely at Karachi airport after mid-air fault
KARACHI : A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed safely at Karachi airport, after it developed a technical fault en route from Abu-Dhabi to Peshawar. According to details, the pilot of PIA flight no. PK-218 contacted air traffic controller (ATC) after the plane developed mid-air fault in its hydraulics system. The pilot of the plane wisely landed it safely at Karachi airport. PIA spokesperson told that the flight will take off for Peshawar as soon as the fault is fixed and the passengers of the flight are being provided facilities.Read More
Somalia values its ties with Pakistan: Amb. Khadija
Exclusive – Praises Pakistani’s look Africa policy; says Somalia indebted to Pakistan for support to its students ISLAMABAD , (DNA)= Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, Ambassador of Somalia has said both Somalia and Pakistan have been developing a fruitful and close cooperation since 1st of July 1960. In 1969, Pakistan and Somalia were among the founding members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Somalia’s relations with Pakistan remained strong in the following years and through the ensuing civil war period, when the Pakistani military contributed to a UN peacekeeping operation in southernRead More
Court grants interim bail to K-electric official in electrocution death case
KARACHI : District Court (South) on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to K-Electric (KE) distribution head Amir Zia in a case regarding death of a youth by electrocution. The FIR of the death of 19-year-old Faizan, who was electrocuted in recent rainfall in Karachi, was registered at Defence police station. The chief executive officer and other senior officials of the power utility were booked after the youth lost his life due to electrocution in Defence area. The district and sessions court granted pre-arrest bail to K-Electric’s distribution head Amir Zia todayRead More
Court issues arrest warrants for accused in TDAP corruption case
KARACHI : An anti corruption court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for twenty five businessmen accused in a case related to multi-billion Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) scam. Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani skipped today’s court appearance and sought a day exemption, which was granted by the court. Gilani has been directed to appear before the court on September 28, whereas arrest warrants for Allah Dad, Farhan Junejo, Shahbaz Ali, Noman Ali and others were released by the court. The Federal Investigation Agency has been directed to presentRead More
IHC warns of sending National Park land grabbing case to NAB
ISLAMABAD : Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday summoned Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Mayor Islamabad in a case related to alleged grabbing of state land in the National Park area. Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani was hearing a petition regarding encroachment of 300 kanal state land in the National Park. The petitioner alleged that Senator Aurangzeb Orakzai has occupied the state land in collaboration with the government officials. The bench also summoned Senator Aurangzeb Orakzai in the court hearing tomorrow. Justice Kayani in his remarks warned that the stateRead More
Misbah not in favor of introducing ‘Pink Ball’ in daylight
Southampton : Head coach-cum-chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq doesn’t think ‘Pink Ball’ will useful if introduced in daylight to cope up with weather issues. In his article on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s website, Misbah highlighted that people would prefer to see Test cricket with red ball. “Pink ball is very different from the red ball and I’m not sure that using it for a whole match – in daylight – is a good idea,” he mentioned. The head coach is confident to give national belated Independence Day gift by winning the thirdRead More