At last, the family of Osama bin Laden, who was killed in a US Navy Seals raid on May 02, 2011, has been deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia, in the early hours of Friday. The three widows of Osama bin Laden and their children, who masterminded the 9-11 attacks, were in custody of Pakistani […]
The latest incident of plane crash of Bhoja Airline that killed all 127 on-board passengers including nine crew members is the second occurrence in a period of less than two-year since an Airblue airbus dashed in the Margalla Hills on July 28, 2010, killing all 152 onboard people. Following the tragedy, the government sought a […]
Director General Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Captain Nadeem Yousafzai has said that neither there was any technical fault in the Bhoja Airline plane that crashed Friday near Rawalpindi nor the weather warning was too much high to raise the aerial limits. While addressing a news conference on Saturday, he said the last contact was made […]
A mid-air explosion led Bhoja airline plane to crash that was flying at speed 500KM per hour, an initial investigation report compiled with information received from air traffic control tower. According to the report, when the speed caused the fuel tank to burst, leading a mid-air explosion and scattering debris for mile around. The jet […]
Over the directives of President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani and Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, authorities launched a probe after a Bhoja Airline plane crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm, with all 127 people on board killed. Unfortunately, the Bhoja Airline jet Karachi-Islamabad bound burst into flames after coming […]
A US-made Hercules C-130 military aircraft crashed on August 17, 1988 near Bahawalpur, killing military ruler General Mohammad Ziaul Haq and 30 others including Pakistani generals and the US ambassador. A PIA Fokker carrying 54 people disappeared on August 25, 1989 after leaving Gilgit in northern Pakistan. The wreckage is never found. A PIA Airbus […]
Bhoja Airlines’ plane crash in which 118 passengers and nine crew members lost their lives was the 36th incident of passenger planes crashes in Pakistan. At least 705 were dead in the previous 35 jet crashing incidents in the last 64 years. Air flight B-4 213 crashed about 4 nautical miles (roughly 8 kilometers) from […]
In order to hold a fair and transparent probe, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced that the name of Farooq Bhoja, owner of Bhoja Airline, has been put in Exit Control List (ECL). While speaking to the media, the active-minister clarified that action will be taken against all the culprits involved in the disastrous incident of […]
A passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing at an airport near Islamabad, officials said. Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar told media the Bhoja Air jet crashed Friday, just a few kilometers (miles) away from the airport in Islamabad. He says the aircraft was traveling from the country’s largest […]
Giliani’s lawyer presents the UN report on immunity for Heads of States Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s lawyer on Thursday presented the UN report on immunity for Heads of States before the Supreme Court. The report, titled "Preliminary report on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction", was tabled during 60th session of […]
Imran Khan rejects the proposals of PCNS Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan has rejected the proposals of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) regarding the restoration of NATO supplies from the country. Pakistan became a front-line state in the so-called war on terror after September, 2001. The relations between Pakistan […]
Chief Justice shows displeasure over the absence of police officials in Balochistan While hearing a case related to the law and order situation in Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry showed his displeasure over the absence of senior police official in the Supreme Court. A three-member bench headed by the chief justice was hearing the […]