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Notices issued to 193 Pakistani pilots after scrutiny

The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has completed the scrutiny process of 262 pilots, while show-cause notices have been issued to 193 pilots suspected of having 'dubious' flying licenses, the media reported on Monday

Punjab withdraws lockdown order, allows 'pre-COVID-19 practices' with SOPs

The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department withdrew the government's lockdown order on Sunday, allowing resumption of "pre-COVID-19 practices subject to adoption of SOPs/guidelines"

Pakistan's Covid recovery surpasses 91%

Pakistan’s coronavirus recovery rate on Sunday surpassed 91% with official data showing that 260,248 patients have recovered from the disease so far against the total number of 284,121 cases confirmed since the outbreak

PM Khan urges people to take precautions during Muharram

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged the nation to refrain from flouting standard operating procedures (SOPs) during Muharram despite a reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases

Pakistan to appeal against EU air agency restrictions

Federal Minister for Aviation Ghu­lam Sarwar has announced that Pakistan will appeal against the restrictions of European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA)

Trains to operate at their full capacity from today

The Pakistan Railways had completely suspended its passenger train services in March after the advent of coronavirus pandemic in the country

Saudi Arabia holds back oil to Pakistan after Qureshi's threat to split OIC

Saudi Arabia has halted the provision of oil on loan for Pakistan after the Imran Khan government threatened to split the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) over Kashmir

Pakistan approaches Riyadh for renewal of $3.2b oil facility

An agreement between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia for provision of $3.2 billion worth of oil on deferred payments per annum has expired two months ago and decision about its renewal remains pending with Riyadh, sources told The Express Tribune

Nearly all Covid restrictions set to go in Pakistan

Pakistan on Thursday decided to allow the reopening of restaurants, hotels, cinemas, beauty parlours, gyms and other businesses in the hospitality and recreational sectors by the end of this week – almost five months after they were closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic -- in the wake of the decline in COVID-19 cases and fatalities

Pakistan allows resumption of international flight operations at all airports

The government on Friday allowed international flight operations in Pakistan to fully resume at all airports, a day after it announced the lifting of several coronavirus restrictions in light of reducing cases and deaths

Major gas shortage to strike by end of next year

Pakistan is staring at yet another predicament, a major gas shortage by the end of next year, after recently putting up with the sugar, wheat, and fuel crises

Amid decline in virus cases, Pakistani government opens up country

The Nat­ional Coordination Commi­ttee (NCC) on Covid-19 on Thu­rsday decided to lift restrictions on tourism sector from Aug 8 and on restaurants and transport sector from Aug 10 and gave a timetable for opening some other sectors, including educational institutions and marriage halls

All Pakistani airports allowed to handle domestic flight operations

The Aviation Division has announced that the domestic flight operation, already underway from some of the airports for some time, will be resorted from all airports in the country from August 6 midnight

Report submitted to Pak SC in journo abduction case

Police in Islamabad has submitted a report to the Pakistan Supreme Court regarding the kidnapping case of a journalist, who was abducted in the capital city last month and released hours later the same day, it was reported on Thursday

Pakistan pays back $1b Saudi loan

Pakistan has paid back Saudi Arabia $1 billion out of a $3 billion loan that it secured one and a half year ago to avoid default on international debt obligations after the kingdom decided to reduce its financial support, highly placed sources said