PIA resumes direct flights to Europe after a 4-year EU ban. First flight to Paris launched, marking a new chapter in Pakistan's aviation post-safety standards improvement.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed direct flights to Europe on Friday as the European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency decided to lift a four-year ban over safety standards.
Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif inaugurated the twice-a-week flights to Paris, while a replica of Arc de Triomphe at Islamabad Airport welcomed up to 300 passengers of the Inaugural flight to France. He said that PIA would soon extend its flights to take in other European countries.
Asif said in a speech that the EU Agency had imposed the ban on PIA’s operations in Europe because of an “irresponsible statement” by a former aviation minister.
The EU blocked PIA in 2020 after one of its Airbus A-320s crashed in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, killing 97 people. During the investigation, a former aviation official said that the investigation found that a third of Pakistani pilots had cheated at their exams. A government probe later concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested placing Ukraine under temporary UN administration before negotiations on a peace deal can begin.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as part of a regional tour focused on migration and security cooperation.
Global leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and UN chief Antonio Guterres, pledged support to Myanmar after a powerful earthquake killed over 150 people.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time amid trade tensions.
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilots, monitoring a Chinese navy warship as it navigated Australian waters, were alerted to a live-fire exercise via a civilian radio broadcast, defense officials revealed on Tuesday.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia hosted the presentation of the Armenian translation of the book by Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi, titled "The Power of Negotiations: Principles and Rules of Political and Diplomatic Negotiations."
Armenian Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan stated on Tuesday that there are no expected changes in Armenia’s relations with the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), despite ongoing discussions regarding the country’s stance on the military alliance.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a delegation led by Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, who is in Yerevan on an official visit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested placing Ukraine under temporary UN administration before negotiations on a peace deal can begin.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum as part of a regional tour focused on migration and security cooperation.
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U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for the first time amid trade tensions.
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