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PIA to file appeal for flights resumption to EU countries

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is likely to lodge an appeal with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Thursday against suspension of its flight operations to and from the bloc's member states for six months, sources said

Ties with Saudi Arabia as strong as ever: Foreign Minister

Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia remain as strong as ever, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday rubbishing talk of the latter demanding debt payment as speculation

Pakistani start-up invents first of its kind dialysis machine

Byonyks, a US-based medical devices start-up in Lahore, has successfully invented Pakistan’s first dialysis machine that would afford patients the comfort to go through the process at home, said a press release issued by the company

Another militant organisation banned in Pakistan, taking total to 77

The Pakistan government has banned another militant outfit taking the number of outlawed organisations to 77

Pakistan Navy chief defends building club

Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Pakistan's Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), has defended the construction of a ‘luxury club, terming it a sports facility that had been established on the federal government's directive after obtaining approval of environmental experts

PIA reduces fares from Islamabad to Lahore, Karachi

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced a reduction in fares for its flights from Karachi to Lahore and Islamabad

UK approached for extradition of former PM Nawaz Sharif: PM aide

Declaring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif an “absconder”, Adviser to the Prime Minster on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar has said that Mr Sharif’s four-week bail on medical grounds expired in December last year and the government had already approached the UK government for his extradition

11% Pakistanis have developed protective immunity: Study

Almost 11 percent of Pakistanis have developed protective immunity against the novel coronavirus, according to a study conducted in 25 cities across the country

Pakistani court seeks detention details of Daniel Pearl murder accused

The Sindh High Court has sought details on a petition challenging the detention of four men in the abduction and murder of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi in 2002

Uniform curriculum to be implanted in schools across country from April 2021: Shafqat Mahmood

The new uniform curriculum, drafted by the PTI-led government, will be implemented in schools across Pakistan from April 2021, said Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Friday

Pakistan’s debt soars to Rs36.3tr

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government added Rs11.35 trillion in the public debt during the first two years in power, which was more than the total debt the previous government had taken in its five-year term

Heavy rains kill 24 in Pakistan

At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said

Islamabad airport doesn't have bomb disposal, detection squads

Despite being one of the sensitive airports, the Islamabad International Airport does not have bomb detection and bomb disposal squads, a media report said on Thursday

SC gives four weeks for restructuring of Pakistan Railways

The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday on gave four weeks to restructure the Pakistan Railways on the request of the Planning Commission

Good news for people is bad for opposition: Pakistan government ministers

The members of Pakistan's federal cabinet, at a media briefing on Wednesday, spoke about the performance of their ministries and said that two years of the PTI government had been depressing for those who were spreading misinformation among people