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Pak International Airline slapped with fined as air hostess reaches Canada
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
She travelled from Islamabad to Toronto using only PIA General Declaration documents, circumventing the standard passport requirement.
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Pakistan govt 'assures' IMF of expediting privatisation programme
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The Pakistan government has 'assured' the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of expediting the privatisation programme, reported ARY News, citing sources.
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Veteran pianist Byron Janis passes away at 95
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Veteran pianist Byron Janis, who was student of Vladimir Horowitz and was selected in 1960 by the US to perform in the Soviet Union, has died.
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Pak PM Shehbaz directs officials to expedite privatisation process of PIA
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to the report, PM Sharif called a high-level meeting in Islamabad to take stock of the privatisation process and also directed that immediate measures should be taken to strengthen the ability of the institutions in charge of privatisation to resuscitate the economy and speed up th
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Employees' union of Pakistan Airlines protest against privatisation
Updated : 2 years ago IST
members of the People's Unity of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which is commonly known as the CBA, under the leadership of President Hidayatullah Khan, took to the streets raising slogans and banners with messages of defiance against what they perceived as a calculated attempt to di
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Ahead of polls, Special Investment Facilitation Council approves splitting
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahead of the general elections, the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) of Pakistan on Friday gave the approval for the division of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) into two different entities. However, the unpaid liabilities of the company will be parked in the upcoming
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Pakistan International Airlines debt now rests on taxpayers shoulders
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad: The government and banks have decided on a plan to restructure PIA's debt, totalling Rs268 billion. The Ministry of Finance, which initially didn't want to include PIA's debt in the overall public debt, has changed its mind. Now, they agreed to use the budget to pay both the princ
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"I'm ready to go against Max Verstappen": Lando Norris confident of achiev
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Norris came close to achieving McLaren's first Grand Prix victory since 2021 on multiple occasions, finishing in second place six times, while teammate Oscar Piastri won the Qatar Sprint race.
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Norah Jones announces her ninth studio album 'Visions'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
American singer-songwriter and pianist Norah Jones announced her ninth studio album 'Visions' and released a music video for the lead single 'Running', reported People.
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Symphony Orchestra of India's (SOI) Spring 2024 Season Invites Concertgoer
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 11: The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI), the country's only full-time professional orchestra, is set to unveil its Spring 2024 Season on the 2nd of February. Following a celebratory Autumn 2023 Season and the seven-city UK Tour, the eighteen-year-old o
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Jazz pianist, 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Les McCann, the iconic jazz pianist, who is renowned for the protest song 'Compared to What', passed away on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles, according to his manager.
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Pakistan International Airlines privatization plan fails due to its financ
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Sources suggest that PIA cannot afford to pay more than PKR 8 billion in interest on the PKR 260 billion loan. The commercial banks involved in lending to PIA include the National Bank and Bank of Punjab, along with eight other commercial banks.
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