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Another Pakistan International Airline crew member goes missing in Canada

Oct 17, 2024, at 01:22 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Another cabin crew member of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reportedly gone missing during duty after arriving in Canada, reports the Dawn.

Pakistan's 'state guest' Zakir Naik expresses dissatisfaction after PIA charges him for extra luggage

Oct 10, 2024, at 01:35 am

Lauding India, Islamic preacher Zakir Naik expressed dissatisfaction after  Pakistan International Airlines charged him for extra luggage during his visit to the country.

Pakistani customs officials arrest PIA air hostess, two passengers for smuggling iPhones

Oct 07, 2024, at 06:08 am

Pakistani customs officials have seized iPhones worth millions of rupees from a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) air hostess and two passengers in Lahore's Allama Iqbal International Airport, media reports said.

Pakistan International Airlines suspends crew member following her brief detention in Canada

Mar 30, 2024, at 11:03 pm

A Pakistan International Airlines cabin crew member, who was on a flight from Lahore to Canada, was suspended after she was briefly detained by customs authorities on arrival in Toronto for carrying the passport of an unrelated person, media reports said.

PIA fined after air hostess lands in Canada without passport

Mar 18, 2024, at 01:46 am

Pakistan International Airline (PIA), the national carrier of the country, was slapped with a hefty fine after an air hostess reached Canada without a passport.

Another Pakistan International Airlines flight steward goes missing after reaching Canada

Mar 01, 2024, at 08:17 pm

A flight steward belonging to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has gone missing in Canada, continuing the trend which has been going on for the past couple of months.

PIA flight attendant goes missing after plane arrives in Canada from Pakistan

Feb 26, 2024, at 07:06 pm

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight attendant went missing in Canada after the plane reached Toronto from Islamabad.

Pakistan International Airlines privatisation move fails due to its financial obligations

Dec 30, 2023, at 08:27 pm

The privatisation plan of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has faced setbacks for the upcoming year as the privatisation commission couldn’t resolve issues related to loan repayments and legal matters, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Two more PIA flight attendants vanish in Canada after plane arrives in Toronto

Nov 16, 2023, at 01:08 am

Two senior flight attendants have slipped away in Canada after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed in Toronto after from pia,poAKISTAN Islamabad.

Fuel crunch: PIA cancels over 500 flights in past 13 days

Oct 28, 2023, at 03:27 pm

Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled over 500 flights in the past 13 days as it faces its worst-ever crisis after the Pakistan State Oil cut fuel supply over unpaid dues, media reports said.

Pakistan: PIA cancels flights amid fuel shortage

Oct 19, 2023, at 03:52 pm

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continues to struggle to operate the flight service amid restrictions on fuel supply owing to non-payment of dues as well as certain operational issues.

Pakistan International Airlines continues to face liquidity crisis, cancels several flights

Sep 15, 2023, at 10:15 pm

Facing severe cash flow problems, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has cancelled several domestic and international flights, media reports said.

Pakistan International Airlines operation badly hit, cancels several flights amid shortage of funds

Sep 12, 2023, at 10:06 pm

Operation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the national carrier of the country, was severely hit on Tuesday due to a shortage of funds, leaving several of its domestic and international flights cancelled, media reports said.

Pakistan: PIA announces discount for students traveling to China

Feb 19, 2023, at 11:33 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will give a 27-percent discount to students traveling to China to pursue academic degrees, an official with the PIA has said.

Pakistani flight steward goes missing in Canada

Jan 26, 2022, at 02:59 am

Toronto: A Pakistan Intern­ational Airlines (PIA) flight steward has gone missing from his hotel room after arriving in the Canadian city of Toronto, media reports said.

European agency refuses to lift ban on Pakistani flights

Jan 24, 2022, at 11:48 pm

Islamabad: European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Saturday gave a jolt to the Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) hope of resuming flight service to key destinations in Europe as it conveyed that it would conduct its own evaluation before allowing resumption of flights from Pakistan.

Taliban hold PIA country manager hostage for 2 hours in Kabul

Oct 17, 2021, at 02:29 am

Kabul: Taliban insurgents had held Pakistan International Airline (PIA) country manager as a hostage for two hours on Thursday, media reports said.

Afghanistan Crisis: Taliban govt warns PIA, Kam Air over hiking flight prices

Oct 15, 2021, at 04:30 pm

Kabul:  Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Administration, which is now controlled by Taliban, said that Pakistan’s PIA and Afghanistan’s Kam Air will be banned to conduct flights from Kabul to Islamabad if they do not charge the same price as they did prior to their takeover, media reports said.

Afghanistan: First Pakistan International Airlines flight lands Kabul

Sep 13, 2021, at 09:34 pm

Islamabad/Kabul:  A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane from Islamabad reached Kabul airport on Monday, the first commercial flight to reach the city since Taliban overran it in August.

Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan's Kabul on Monday

Sep 11, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, starting from Sept. 13, the airline said on Saturday.

Pakistan will remain on UK red list for travel

Aug 27, 2021, at 03:54 pm

London/UNI: In what is being seen as a major blow to Pakistan the UK government refused to remove the country from the red list for travel to the United Kingdom, Dawn reported here on Friday.

Families of PIA plane crash victims in Pakistan demand unconditional payment of insurance claim

May 17, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Karachi: Family members of the victims of the PIA flight crash of last year  are demanding unconditional payment of accidental insurance.

Caring PIA crew member awarded by UN

Mar 24, 2021, at 10:34 pm

A photo of Touheed Daudpota, a PIA crew member, went viral on social media where he was seen helping to soothe a crying baby on a flight from Karachi to Islamabad. The UN Women Pakistan recognized his act and declared him ‘He for She” champion.

Pakistan: Five CAA officials arrested for issuing fake licences

Jan 31, 2021, at 07:13 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's top investigation agency has arrested six people, including five Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials, for being allegedly involved in issuing fake licenses to pilots.

Grounded Pakistan International Airlines plane released by Malaysian court

Jan 27, 2021, at 10:31 pm

Islamabad/UNI: A Malaysian court on Wednesday ordered the release of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that had been grounded in the Southeast Asian country for nearly two weeks due to a British court case over the jet's lease.

UN warns staff from travelling in Pakistan-registered airlines

Jan 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm

Islamabad/UNI: The United Nations has asked all its staff across the world to avoid travelling on Pakistan-registered airline, including the national flag carrier, over the alleged dubious licenses of their pilots, according to media reports on Saturday.

Leading Pakistan daily describes PIA aircraft episode as 'national embarrassment'

Jan 20, 2021, at 05:05 pm

Islamabad: A leading Pakistan daily has described the incident where a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impoun­ded by Malaysian authorities as a 'national embarrassment'.

Lease payment for seized aircraft: PIA officials to appear in UK, Malaysia courts

Jan 19, 2021, at 01:22 am

Islamabad:  A day after a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impoun­ded by Malaysian authorities due to a British court case over the aircraft’s $14 million lease dispute, country's Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said the national carrier did not pay the lease due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 positive: China halts PIA flight operations for three weeks

Jan 17, 2021, at 06:51 am

Islamabad: China, which is an all-weather ally of Pakistan, has stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from operating flights for three weeks after 10 passengers tested COVID-19 positive, media reports said.

Malaysian authorities seize PIA Boeing 777 aircraft

Jan 16, 2021, at 11:58 pm

Islamabad: Malaysian authorities have seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing-777 aircraft at Kuala Lumpur airport over outstanding lease dues.