Arrangements have been finalised for the return of 119,000 Pakistani pilgrims who performed Hajj under the government scheme, official sources said. According to sources, the post-Hajj flight operation will commence on June 1, with 22 flights scheduled to bring pilgrims back to Pakistan. A further 23 flights are expected to arrive on June 2, carrying […]
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China launches three-crew space flight as part of Moon ambitions
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time, a crucial step in Beijing’s ambition to send humans to the Moon by 2030. The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 […]
When marbles rolled and ‘gulli’ took flight
Once the lifeblood of villages and city neighborhoods, native games like mulakhra wrestling in Sindh, gulli-danda, bandar killa, bantay, pittu garm, kite-flying, kabaddi, stapoo, kokla chhapaki, aankh macholi, ludo, and carrom board are now fading into memory. Urbanization, technology, and shifting aspirations have pushed them aside. Yet these simple pastimes carried within them the spirit […]
Flight services partially resume after disruptions
Pakistan’s flight operations continue to face disruption following the recent escalation in tensions with India, though some services have resumed on key international routes. On Tuesday, several cancellations were reported from major cities, including Sialkot, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, and Multan. Lahore and Islamabad. The same day, domestic and international flight operations also remained disrupted at […]
Flight operations resume as all major airports ‘fully operational’: PAA
Flight operations at Jinnah International Airport were restored on Thursday night, according to a statement from the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) spokesperson. The spokesperson confirmed that all other “major airports across the country remain fully operational” and available for flight services. Flight tracking website, FlightRadar24, also showed flights operating from Lahore and Multan airports. Earlier […]
PIA to start Islamabad-Beijing-Islamabad direct flights by end of October
BEIJING: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is all set to start its direct weekly passenger flights on Beijing-Islamabad-Beijing route by end of October after an approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). At present, the national flag carrier is operating a weekly flight on Islamabad-Xian-Beijing-Islamabad sector. The PIA plane leaves Islamabad on Saturday and […]
First flight from UAE carrying 3,000 tons of relief goods reaches Nur Khan Air Base
ISLAMABAD: The first flight from United Arab Emirates (UAE), carrying over 3,000 tons of relief goods including tents, food, medicines, and other items of basic needs on Sunday reached Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan. The Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi handed over the relief goods to Minister for Planning Development […]
First American airline flight in 22 years arrives in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH: The first American airline flight to arrive in Saudi Arabia since 1997 landed in Jeddah on Wednesday carrying 168 Hajj pilgrims. The Miami Air chartered flight from Ohio touched down at King Abdulaziz International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, a General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) spokesperson and the airport tweeted. The first flight of […]
The first transatlantic flight 100 years ago
When two British pilots steered a biplane across the vast Atlantic 100 years ago, battling frozen sleet and thick fog for more than 16 hours, they were making aviation history. With their harrowing 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) crossing, Captain John Alcock and navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown completed the world’s first non-stop transatlantic flight. Here is a […]
Sri Lanka suspends flight training near biggest air force base
Sri Lanka has suspended flight training near its biggest air force base due to security concerns after suspected Islamist militants killed more than 250 people last month, according to a government directive seen by Reuters on Thursday. Sri Lanka has been on high alert since multiple suicide bombings on Easter Sunday targeted churches and hotels. […]