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Topic: Pakistan International Airlines

Pakistani PM wants to know who made the PIA Paris ad. Probe ordered after uproar in Parliament

The ad, which many saw as poorly timed and tone-deaf, was compared to a famous PIA ad from 1979 where a Boeing 747 cast its shadow over the New York Twin Towers.

Pakistanis just can’t unsee PIA’s latest ad. It has a plane ‘headed to’ Eiffel Tower

In a PIA ad many found more threatening than welcoming, the graphic showed a plane going straight toward the Eiffel Tower. ‘Paris, we’re coming today,’ the caption read.

Watch CutTheClutter: Failed business, lone bid, sale of Pakistan’s national carrier PIA hits bump

ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the dilemma and outlines the highs and lows of Pakistan International Airlines in Episode 1546 of CutTheClutter.

Zakir Naik is missing India—‘Hindus love me, Pakistan International Airlines doesn’t’

Pakistanis are asking why Naik demands VIP treatment from PIA but would pay for his luggage in the Gulf. Some say he has become a standup comedian.

Pakistan International Airlines fined after air hostess reaches Canada without valid passport

The air hostess, who was scheduled for duty from Islamabad to Toronto, circumvented the standard passport requirement using only PIA General Declaration documents.

‘Pakistan Immigration Airlines?’ PIA flight attendants keep ‘disappearing’ in Canada

In the latest case of a vanishing Pakistani flight attendant from Toronto, the only clue was a note in her hotel room: ‘Thank you, PIA.’

Wear ‘proper undergarments’—PIA memo to crew makes dress code personal

The internal memo by the PIA, that has now gone public, elicited a flurry of responses from people in Pakistan and abroad.

Nawaz Sharif bowed to India says ex-Pak envoy, T20 India-Pak series possible in ‘near future’

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

Slept on floor of Kuala Lumpur airport for 2 days, say passengers of seized Pakistan plane

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

7 months after Karachi PIA crash, Pakistan cancels 50 pilots’ fake licences

Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan had said after the crash in May that 260 of Pakistan’s 860 active pilots had fake licences.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.