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A US-made Hercules C-130 military aircraft crashed on August 17, 1988 near Bahawalpur, killing military ruler General Mohammad Ziaul Haq and 30 others including Pakistani generals and the US ambassador. A PIA Fokker carrying 54 people disappeared on August 25, 1989 after leaving Gilgit in northern Pakistan. The wreckage is never found. A PIA Airbus […]
Bhoja Airlines’ plane crash in which 118 passengers and nine crew members lost their lives was the 36th incident of passenger planes crashes in Pakistan. At least 705 were dead in the previous 35 jet crashing incidents in the last 64 years. Air flight B-4 213 crashed about 4 nautical miles (roughly 8 kilometers) from […]
In order to hold a fair and transparent probe, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that the name of Farooq Bhoja, owner of Bhoja Airline, has been put in Exit Control List (ECL). While speaking to the media, the active-minister clarified that action will be taken against all the culprits involved in the disastrous incident of […]
A passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing at an airport near Islamabad, officials said. Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar told media the Bhoja Air jet crashed Friday, just a few kilometers (miles) away from the airport in Islamabad. He says the aircraft was traveling from the country’s largest […]
Counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, reiterated his stance saying letter should not be written to the Swiss authorities until Asif Ali Zardari holds the office president. Aitzaz while arguing before a seven-member bench of the Supreme Court said his client relied on the summary of the Ministry of Law, […]
Expressing annoyance over the attitude of Ministry of Narcotics Control Secretary Zafar Abbas Luk, the Supreme Court on Friday deemed invalid his directives to stop the prosecutors’ funds. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair resumed the hearing of chemical quota allotment case. Ali Musa Gilani, […]
After the joint-sitting of the parliament unanimously approved an end to drone strikes, Pakistan and the United States (US) have been mulling for joint-sharing of spy attacks to target militants in tribal region of the country. A report published in Dawn quoting sources observed, “We are striving to have genuine co-ownership of the drone operations”. […]
Urging Pakistan to step up its efforts to fight terrorism and to open the transit supply route to allied forces battling in Afghanistan, Secretary General North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen requested to open the transit supply-line. While addressing a press conference, he observed, “And when it comes to our relationship with Pakistan, […]
Pakistan is surprised and disheartened by a court decision to postpone Bangladesh’s planned tour of by at least four weeks, leaving the cricket fans under severe shock. Citing security concerns as main reason, the Bangladesh High Court directed the national cricket team to postpone its trip to Pakistan for a bilateral series at least for […]
Counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, Advocate Aitzaz Ahsan on Thursday submitted UN report on immunity for Heads of States to the Supreme Court. A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court with Justice Nasirul Mulk in the chair resumed the hearing of the contempt of court case against the premier. The Preliminary report […]
Despite holding a great number of votes , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan unable to bag a place in Times’ 100 top most influential people. Contrary to the cricket-turned politician, Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Oscar winning Sharmeen Obaid Chinnoy listed in most influential people of the world, sorted out by […]
Senator John McCain, the prominent US Republican expressed disappointment at Pakistan’s spy agency’s continued cooperation with Haqqani network, saying it is reprehensible that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) maintains a close relationship with the militant outfits. Addressing at an American think-tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, Senator McCain said he had sympathy for Pakistan’s […]
