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Top 4 most annoying passengers on an airplane
Travelling by air means running into some very interesting people. Here are some regulars I have come across: 1.The little angel Every economy class plane is bound to have its adorable cherub. This...
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Bhoja Air crash: Tragedy for the professional cynic
Here’s what an ordinary day in the newsroom is like: Stories come in, at regular intervals. People edit them, casually, in the knowledge that our paper will reach our readers tomorrow. People take...
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Bhoja Air crash: We are accessories to murder
Please refrain from shedding tears or feeling remorse for the unfortunate victims of the Bhoja Air crash. As painful and heart wrenching as this episode is, I’m afraid we have no right to feel sorry or...
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Satisfied with TV coverage of the Bhoja Air crash?
As the Bhoja Air plane went up in flames on Friday evening, so did tempers within the Pakistani social media crowd. Along with the “RIP all victims of Bhoja Air crash” status updates on Facebook, there...
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Did the KGB kill Zia?
This year marks the 24th death anniversary of General Ziaul Haq. His airplane called PAK-1 (Model C-130 Hercules) crashed on August 17, 1988 about five minutes after taking off from Bahawalpur (Zia had...
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Air travel: Royal treatment only if you are not Pakistani
I have realised of late that flying is no longer as enjoyable as it used to be, especially transit travel or stop-over flights. This realisation hit me recently when I travelled from London to...
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I hope MH370 has been hijacked to Pakistan
Speculations that MH370 had been hijacked to Pakistan hardly surprised me. Lieutenant General Thomas McInerney appeared on Fox News to explain how he believed the missing airplane could’ve landed...
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Mayday mayday, our daredevil pilot wants to fly through a thunderstorm!
Thai Air may have a very good air worthiness record both for their fleet and the flying staff. Being a Thai Air passenger on several occasions I have had no bad memories until I flew back to Islamabad...
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You realise you’re in a Pakistani flight when…
The sky is dark and you’re airborne, eyes transfixed on the entertainment system. Suddenly the plane takes a gravitational drop downwards, and then picks itself up a second later. The lights in the...
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Comic history: There’s a hero in all of us
Since the advent of literary print there is one word that comes to mind whenever you hear of comics: superheroes. Superhero comics burst onto the scene with the introduction of Superman, Batman and...
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In defence of the ‘fat person’ sitting next to you on a plane
The hardest thing to do is to empathise with a person who is causing you inconvenience; to contain your righteous anger, with a self-reminder that the person doesn’t intend to bother you, and is...
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“I hate materialistic people, beta, but I love my designer clothes”
Whilst travelling from Doha to London, I had a 60-year-old Pakistani aunty sitting next to me on my flight. To be honest, it was a rather pleasant surprise to find another Pakistani on board. What came...
View ArticleGovt to compensate families of crash victims, residents of Model Colony
Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar said the federal government has notified an inquiry board comprising of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officials who will do an independent inquiry into the...
View ArticleIn pictures: Model Colony a day after the PIA crash
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft, flying from Lahore to Karachi, crashed near the port city’s airport in the densely populated area of Model Colony on Friday. PIA flight PK8303 had 99...
View ArticleNation celebrates Eidul Fitr with religious zeal
Eidul Fitr is being celebrated across Pakistan on Sunday with traditional zeal amid a more sombre mood, following the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash in Karachi and the ongoing...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan crashed a real plane into a building for 'Tenet'
It has been revealed that Christopher Nolan crashed a real plane into a building for one of Tenet’s explosive scenes, according to CinemaBlend. The crash appears at the end of the latest trailer for...
View ArticleInternational airlines make Covid-19 test mandatory for Pakistani travellers
International airlines have made coronavirus tests mandatory for passengers flying from Pakistan, which the travellers are required to take no earlier than 96 hours before boarding the flight....
View ArticlePlane arrives at IIA without luggage
The passengers of a private flight landing at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) from Saudi Arabia staged a protest after finding out that their luggage has been left behind. The passengers were...
View ArticleGrounded PIA plane arrives in Pakistan
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane, held in Malaysia for nearly two weeks due to a British court case over the jet’s lease, arrived in Pakistan on Friday. The Boeing 777 aircraft arrived in...
View ArticlePTI refutes reports of Imran Khan escaping a 'plane accident'
Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s plane returned to Islamabad soon after the takeoff due to bad weather conditions, PTI leader Azhar Mashwani clarified on Saturday. The clarification...
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