PTI-Govt In-Camera Meeting on 2nd January

ISLAMABAD: NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has convened an in-camera meeting of PTI and Govt representatives at Parliament House 11am Thursday (2nd January, 2025). The upcoming meeting is a continuation of the rendezvous of 23rd Dec, 2024. Earlier, SIC’s Sahibzada Hamid Raza, PTI’s Omar Ayub Khan and Asad Qaisar (SIC) Sahibzada Hamid Raza held a […]

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S Korea to inspect its 101 Boeing 737-800 aircraft

SEOUL: Following the death of 179 people due to crash of budget Jeju Air‘s 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the transport ministry of South Korea proclaimed Monday (30th Dec, 2024) that all the 101 jets of similar models being operated by the country’s airlines (including 39 by Jeju Air) would be inspected to review safety standards. […]

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U-Turn of Top Cop who was ordered to clear MWM dharnas across Karachi

KARACHI: Police on Monday (30th Dec 2024) have been ordered after a week of blockage to clear the roads blocked by religiopolitical party MWM activists protesting killings at Parachinar and demanding reopening of road there closed for 90 the last days. Top Cop of the Port City AIGP Javed Alam Odho, speaking to journalists at […]

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FBR

FBR’s Faceless Customs Assessment System

ISLAMABAD: Following implementation of Faceless Customs Assessment System (FCAM) by FBR, on 16th Dec 2024, in its attempt to end contact between importer and Customs Appraiser, the clearance time of containers has reduced from 108 hours to 66 hours. According to FBR, since mid Dec FCAM has cleared 4000 consignments in Karachi’s South Asia Pakistan […]

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Bird Strike Causes S. Korea Plane To Crash, 179 killed

MUAN CITY (S. KOREA): Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 181 people (175 voyageurs/6 crew) from Bangkok, turned into a fireball while crash landing at Muan International Airport (289km from Seoul) killing all onboard sauf two here at 9am (local time) Sunday (29th Dec 2024). According to sources the fifteen-year-old Boeing 737-800 jet’s landing gear malfunctioned, […]

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Pak-Afghan border

Afghan militants’ attempts to infiltrate foiled

PAK-AFGHAN BORDER (KURRAM N. WAZIRISTAN): Security Forces have foiled multiple infiltration attempts by militants from Afghanistan to Pakistan Friday night/Saturday morning (27th/28th Dec, 2024) night. According to details security forces foiled attempts of 25 militants who tried to enter Pakistan from Pak-Afghan border at Kurram and N. Waziristan. When stopped terrorists opened fire at border […]

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