Karachi airport is known for hosting aero planes from Pacific to Atlantic needing emergency services, refueling and medical emergencies. This time Karachi airport hosted World’s largest and heaviest cargo aircraft Antonov AN-225…
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Pakistan Economic Survey 20-21 Presented
The minister of finance Mr. Shoukat Tareen has presented the Economic Survey of Pakistan for year 2020 – 2021 at a press conference in islamabad. The finance minister said that Pakistan economy…
PIA launches Karachi-Skardu flights
GILGIT: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has started direct flights from Karachi to Skardu to promote tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The first PIA Airbus-320 with 178 passengers and eight crew members landed at the…
Pakistan open for foreign tourist
The gornemnt of Pakistan has opened tourism again after closure of 10 days. Foreign tourists can come to Pakistan any time from 24th May onwards. What are the conditions for arriving tourists….
Tourist safari train from Golra to Attock Khurd starts
(Islamabad) A tourist safari train which will take tourists on a sightseeing trip from the Golra railway station to Attock Khurd has been inaugurated today Sunday 21st Feb 2021. Senate Chairman Sadiq…
Lahore among New York Times’ ‘dream destinations to love in 2021’
The historic walled city of Lahore has been included in the list of “52 dream destinations” for tourists to visit in 2021 by the New York Times (NYT). The NYT, an American…
Pakistan civil aviation relaxes COVID-19 tests for arriving passengers
The Pakistan’s civil aviation authority has allowed passengers from 23 countries to arrive without Covid-19 test reports. According to the updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) announced by the authority, the passengers arriving…
Rescuing the Blind Dolphin of Indus River
By Hussain Bakhsh Bhaagat THE Blind Indus Dolphin or Bulhan as it is called in local parlance, is a fresh water mammal and considered to be the second most threatened species among…
Wild birds at the roadside
By Ahmer Ali Rizvi THE wetlands of Pakistan are rich in wildlife, hosting a large number of migratory waterfowls that arrive from Siberia and Russia. Every year, during winter, millions of water…
Muzaffarabad: the gateway to the Kashmir valley
AS our car moved across the bumpy bridge, made of wooden logs over the raging Jhelum river deep down below, the driver of our car told us we are now entering Azad…
Shikarpur Lost Glory
By Naseem Mughal SHIKARPUR is my native town. It is also the place where my parents and forefathers were born and received education. The city was once known for its literary figures,…
Sindh’s Island controversy
BUDDOO and Bundal, two islands lying off the Karachi coastline are the subject of a heated back-and-forth between the federal and Sindh governments. The controversy is a telling example of the leadership’s…