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Facing corruption charges, ex-PIA CEO fails to return to Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): Bernd Hildenbrand, the former chief executive officer of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), who went abroad under a special exemption while facing corruption charges, is yet to return to Pakistan.
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14 PIA personnel arrested for drug smuggling through planes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Fourteen employees of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have reportedly been arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) on charges of drug smuggling through PIA aircraft.
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Special PIA flights for Qatar to bring back stranded pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI) : Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be operating special flights to Doha to bring back stranded Pakistani pilgrims in the wake of the ongoing diplomatic rift in the Gulf.
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PIA's operations affected by IT glitch
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) operations came to a standstill on Monday after its information technology system suffered a serious malfunction.
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Pak Govt. seeks support to shut down PIA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI)): The Pakistan Government is seeking support from lawmakers across party lines to shut down the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by declaring it 'bankrupt'.
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PIA crew questioned upon return from London after plane search debacle
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Pakistan's Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) has detained eleven crew members of the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) at the Jinnah International Airport after they landed in Karachi from London on Thursday for questioning about a 'quantity of heroin&#
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UK authorities claim heroin found on PIA flight
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], May 17 (ANI): Civil aviation and security authorities in London have claimed that Border Force (BF) officers had found a "quantity of heroin" on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight that landed at Heathrow Airport on Monday.
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PIA dismisses reports of detention of crew members at Heathrow Airport
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed reports about its crew members being detained at the Heathrow Airport, saying they had finished their duty hours after flying from Islamabad to London and stayed back in the country.
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PIA crew detained, let off after thorough search of aircraft at Heathrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], May 16 (ANI): Fourteen crew members of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight were detained at London's Heathrow Airport and later let off after the aircraft was thoroughly searched for over two hours post-landing.
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15 kilograms of heroin seized from PIA flight at Karachi airport
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Apr.4 (ANI): At least 15 kilograms of heroin was seized from a Pakistan International Airlines flight at Karachi airport on Tuesday.
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PIA remains unaffected by electronics ban on flights
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 23 (ANI): The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reminded prospective passengers that it remains unaffected by a recent ban on passengers carrying electronic items on U.S. and UK-bound flights.
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PIA issues show-cause notices to pilot, two others for passenger overloadi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb.27 (ANI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has issued show-cause notices to a pilot and two others officials for loading seven extra passengers on a Karachi-Medina flight last month in a violation of air safety regulations.
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