Tag: ISLAMABAD

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Division Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari has informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Power (Power ...

Verdicts pronounced in anger lead to travesty of justice: IHC CJ

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, Justice Aamer Farooq on Thursday said that the decisions announced by the ...

‘We know how to form and topple governments’, Zardari warns PML-N

LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has criticised the PML-N-led government over its handling of International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal and ...

Jamaat-e-Islami postpones Islamabad sit-in to July 26

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan on Thursday decided to postpone its planned dharna in Islamabad on July 26.Amir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman in ...

KARACHI: The undercarriage of an international airlines aircraft caught fire while landing in Peshawar, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Thursday. Emergency services immediately rushed to rescue the plane and saved hundreds of lives on board after the incident was reported to airport authorities. On arrival at Peshawar Airport today, an international airliner encountered smoke and subsequently caught fire in the left landing gear while maneuvering in a loop near the runway, the CAA said in a statement. The air traffic controller immediately informed the pilot and the fire and rescue services about the incident, who arrived in time and were able to extinguish the fire quickly and prevent a major accident. Video from the scene shows smoke billowing from under the plane, which had more than 200 people on board. All 276 passengers and 21 crew members, the statement added, were safely evacuated from the plane using an inflatable slide, as additional video from the scene shows. The plane took off from Riyadh to Peshawar, she noted. According to sources, the incident has been noticed by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch and the team will soon start investigating the incident.

International airline’s landing gear catches fire upon landing

KARACHI: The undercarriage of an international airlines aircraft caught fire while landing in Peshawar, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said ...

Software engineer kills company CEO over unpaid salary

KARACHI: In a shocking incident, a software engineer killed the chief operating officer (CEO) of a company over unpaid salary ...

British-Pakistani appointed Lord Chancellor, Justice Secretary in UK PM cabinet

LONDON: Birmingham MP for British-Pakistani Kashmir Shabana Mahmood has been appointed Lord Chancellor and Justice Minister in the new Labor ...

Pakistan rolls out red carpet for Azeri President Ilham Aliyev

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday received Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev who landed in Islamabad on a two-day official ...

IHC reserves decision on admissibility of plea calling judge’s credentials into question