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‘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.’

Pakistan wants to privatise national airline. It’s the country’s top loss-making entity

Most have applauded the announcement of privatisation. One user sarcastically tweeted to give PIA to the army, 'they are looking to occupy everything that Pakistan has'.

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.

Pakistan International Airlines to appeal against EU’s 6-month flight ban on its operations

EU had banned PIA flights to and from European countries on 1 July in the wake of a major pilot licences scandal in Pakistan.

US FAA downgrades safety rank of Pakistan’s civil aviation system after fake pilots scandal

The US Transportation Department earlier this month separately notified PIA it was halting all operations after Pakistan said that 262 of its pilots had fake certificates.

Pakistan’s PIA barred from flying to US after ‘fake pilots’ scandal

PIA has been wracked by years of financial losses and on 22 May suffered a fatal crash in which 98 people died after pilots tried to touchdown without lowering the landing gear.

Crashed PIA plane pilots weren’t focussed, were discussing Covid: Pakistan Aviation Minister

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan presented the interim investigation report on the PIA plane crash that killed 97 passengers on 22 May this year.

PIA crash in Karachi likely caused by pilot error

The findings would absolve the airlines and the planemaker of mechanical mistakes, it could push pilot training and procedures into the spotlight.

Why PIA Airbus crash has reignited questions about viability of the airline

PIA had just posted its first profit in 8 years, was starting to fly again after Covid lockdown and had proposed revival plans to the government.

Pakistan resumes outbound international flights 2 months after suspension of services

The aviation ministry said that both national & foreign airlines will be allowed to operate from all international airports of the country except Gwadar and Turbat in Balochistan.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.