ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing aircraft has been grounded at Islamabad International Airport after the nose wheel was damaged during a tarmac pushback. The aircraft’s nose wheel was damaged, according to airline sources, after a connecting rod between the plane and the tug master abruptly snapped during pushbackRead More →

ISLAMABAD: In-absentia funeral prayers were given at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad on Friday for Syed Ali Geelani, the leader of the Kashmiri independence movement. President Arif Alvi, federal ministers, lawmakers, other government officials, and hundreds of others delivered funeral prayers. Moeed Yusuf, the National Security Adviser, Lt Gen FaizRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Food security and improved nutrition are significant issues for developing nations, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday, adding that China’s revolutionary Juncao technology may help with poverty reduction and long-term growth. “Such innovative, affordable, and environmentally friendly technologies may help catalyse our progress toward achieving the first twoRead More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Acting Chief Justice, Umar Ata Bandial, has taken note of the arrest of a private company’s CEO, Saif-ur-Rehman, from the Supreme Court’s premises in the Mudaraba fraud case, and has requested clarification from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) detained Saif-ur-Rehman in the MudarabaRead More →

RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has said that the Pakistan-China relationship is unique and robust, and that it has shown its durability in difficult times. He was speaking during a ceremony commemorating the 94th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s establishment, which wasRead More →