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While the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been meeting fatal accidents since its inception, like any other airliner around the world, a good number of private carriers in the country have also been involved in such disasters. The earliest aviation accident in Pakistan: On February 25, 1956 , a Gilgit-Rawalpindi freight plane has crashed near the village of Jalkot in Lastgarush Galli due to rain, sleet and thunderstorm, killing all three people onboard. The wreckage of this aircraft was found on March 11, 1956. The probable cause officially listed was pilot error, while he was attempting a flight beyond his ability or experience. Here follows the timeline and chronology of some other major air tragedies in Pakistan during the last six decades: On July 1, 1957 , some 24 people had lost lives after a Chittagong to Dhaka flight had crashed into the tides of the Bay of Bengal. The wreckage was found on July 4, 1957, on the coast of Charlakhi Island, which is about 50 miles w...

The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet today to sight the Shawwal moon and announce when Eid-ul-Fitr 2020 will be celebrated in Pakistan. The meeting will be held in Karachi with Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman in the chair, while meetings of the zonal committees will take place at their respective provincial headquarters. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as the moon was not sighted on Friday. The Jeddah-based Okaz paper reported that the moon-sighting committee had said that Saturday, May 23, would be the last day of Ramadan, while Sunday, May 24, would be the first day of Eid — Shawwal 1, 1441. The UAE will also celebrate Eid on Sunday as the moon-sighting committee set up by the justice ministry announced that the moon was not sighted and Shawwal 1 would fall on Sunday, May 24. The newspaper also reported that Indonesia, Turkey, Indonesia, and Qatar would also observe Eid on Sunday.

Famed Pakistani celebrities Hina Altaf and Aagha Ali have tied the knot to each other in a beautiful nikkah ceremony that took place on Friday. According to initial reports, the duo got married on the blessed day of Jummah Tul Wida in a private event. Confirming the news, Altaf turned to Instagram to pour out immense love for Ali in a loving note. "From hating each other to becoming friends ... best friends and than partners for life. All I thought about him was wrong. This man won my heart. I have not seen someone so loyal and caring. Keeping my happiness above everything," she wrote. The starlet added, "Today we promised each other for making our new life, filled with happiness and laughter, trusting each other and being honest to each other. END OF THE DAY this is what we both wanted. 22-May-2020 on the blessed day of juma tul wida got nikkah-fied. @aaghaaliofficial I LOVE YOU." Altaf's post featured the newly-married couple's loved-up pictures fro...

Famed Pakistani celebrities Hina Altaf and Aagha Ali have tied the knot to each other in a beautiful nikkah ceremony that took place on Friday. According to initial reports, the duo got married on the blessed day of Jummah Tul Wida in a private event. Confirming the news, Altaf turned to Instagram to pour out immense love for Ali in a loving note. "From hating each other to becoming friends ... best friends and than partners for life. All I thought about him was wrong. This man won my heart. I have not seen someone so loyal and caring. Keeping my happiness above everything," she wrote. The starlet added, "Today we promised each other for making our new life, filled with happiness and laughter, trusting each other and being honest to each other. END OF THE DAY this is what we both wanted. 22-May-2020 on the blessed day of juma tul wida got nikkah-fied. @aaghaaliofficial I LOVE YOU." Altaf's post featured the newly-married couple's loved-up pictures fro...

World leaders have sent messages of condolences to the government and people of Pakistan after Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in Karachi on Friday. In his latest tweet on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a plane crash in Pakistan and wished a speedy recovery to those injured. There were 99 people on board, however, it is not clear about the number of survivors.  “Deeply saddened by the loss of life due to a plane crash in Pakistan. Our condolences to the families of the deceased, and wishing speedy recovery to those injured,” he tweeted.  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too condoled the loss of lives in the crash and said he is praying for “miraculous stories of survival”. “I’m sorry to hear about the air crash in Pakistan in which many lives have been lost. News of survivors is a ray of hope & I pray that there are many miraculous stories of survival tonight. ...

India and Bangladesh began a massive clean-up Thursday after the fiercest cyclone since 1999 killed at least 95 people, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Cyclone Amphan flattened houses, uprooted trees, blew off roofs and toppled electricity pylons, while a storm surge inundated coastal villages and wrecked shrimp farms vital to the local economy. The United Nations office in Bangladesh estimates 10 million people were affected, and some 500,000 people may have lost their homes. But the death toll was far lower than the many thousands killed in previous cyclones -- a result of improved weather forecasting and better response plans. The disaster has raised fears, however, that overcrowding in storm shelters will exacerbate the spread of coronavirus. India´s West Bengal reported 72 deaths -- including 15 in the capital Kolkata -- with state premier Mamata Banerjee saying: "I haven´t seen a disaster of this magnitude." "This is the worst cyclone to hit the...

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft with more than 90 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed near Jinnah International Airport on Friday. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials confirmed the national flag carrier’s flight PK-8303 that was flying from Lahore to Karachi crashed in Model Colony. The plane crashed moments before landing at the Karachi airport. The aircraft had 99 passengers and eight crew members on board, the officials said. A senior journalist and Bank of Punjab President Zafar Masood were among the flyers. A PIA spokesperson said the ill-fated plane lost contact with the air controller at about 2:37pm. He said the pilot of the jet in his last message said that there was a technical fault. Several houses and vehicles were damaged as the plane hit them while crashing. Television footage showed thick plumes of smokes rising from the crash site. Ambulances and rescue officials arrived at the scene as a heavy contingent of law enforcement age...