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Irregularities have been found in pilot licences at the airline

Pakistan airline grounds pilots in fake licence probe

Irregularities found in pilot licences at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) represent a "serious lapse" in safety controls, global airlines body IATA said after the carrier grounded one third of its pilots.

World • 25 Jun 20

Both of the plane's engines failed as it approached landing

Report blames human error for Pakistan plane crash

A plane crash which killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was because of human error by the pilots, who were discussing the coronavirus during the landing, according to an initial report released today.

World • 24 Jun 20

Police arrested the couple over the child's death

Pakistan couple held over death of seven-year-old maid

A Pakistan couple have been arrested for allegedly murdering their seven-year-old maid after she was blamed for letting a pet bird escape, police said, the latest case of violence against child domestic workers in the country.

World • 04 Jun 20

Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303 crashed with the loss of 97 people last month

Pakistan crash pilot ignored air traffic control

Pakistani aviation authorities have told Pakistan International Airlines that the pilot of a passenger plane that crashed into a residential district of Karachi last month had ignored air traffic control's instructions for landing.

World • 03 Jun 20

The plane crashed into a residential area of Karachi

Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash

One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it crashed into a residential area.

World • 23 May 20

Daniel Pearl was the South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal

Four acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder rearrested

Four men acquitted in the kidnapping and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan have been rearrested and will stay in jail while prosecutors appeal the ruling, officials said.

World • 04 Apr 20

Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal newspaper reporter, was kidnapped by Islamic militants in Pakistan

Four acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder re-arrested

Pakistani authorities have ordered four men, convicted of the 2002 murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, to be detained for three months despite a lower court's ruling to overturn their convictions.

World • 03 Apr 20

Journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in 2002

Pakistan commutes Pearl killer accused's death sentence

A Pakistani court has commuted the death sentences of the main person accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, and acquitted three co-accused in the matter.

World • 02 Apr 20

Pervez Musharraf has been living outside of Pakistan and currently resides in Dubai

Former Pakistan leader Musharraf sentenced to death

Pakistan's anti-terrorism court has sentenced former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting the constitution, a senior government official said.

World • 17 Dec 19

Television footage showed flames pouring out of the carriages

At least 74 killed in Pakistan passenger train fire

At least 74 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a passenger train erupted in flames in central Pakistan, a provincial minister said.

World • 31 Oct 19

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard on a street during a lockdown in Srinagar

Kashmiris in Ireland voice concern for families

Kashmir has been under strict lockdown for weeks with movement restricted and internet services cut and Kashmiris living in Ireland say they have not been able to contact their families.

World • 04 Sep 19

Vehicles move past a police checkpoint as tensions rise in Kashmir

560 people detained in Indian Kashmir as tensions rise

At least 560 people have been detained in the latest crackdown in Indian-administered Kashmir which has seen tensions rise since the Indian government stripped the region's autonomy.

World • 08 Aug 19

Indian soldiers stand guard in Kashmir to deter protests over scrapping the regions special status

China and Pakistan oppose India's plans for Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to change the status of Kashmir has run into fierce opposition from China and Pakistan as a communications blackout in the disputed territory entered a second day.

World • 06 Aug 19

Tourists and students have been advised to leave Kashmir "immediately"

Britain, Germany warn against travel to Kashmir

Britain and Germany have issued warnings against travel to the region following new intelligence about "terror threats" to a major Hindu pilgrimage in the region.

World • 04 Aug 19

Asia Bibi was first convicted of blasphemy in 2010 and was on death row until her acquittal last year

US says Asia Bibi 'safely reunited' with family

Asia Bibi, the Christian woman at the centre of a decade-long blasphemy row, is "free" and has been reunited with her family, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today.

World • 08 May 19

The detour extends a two-and-a-half-hour Kabul-New Delhi flight into a five-hour trip, increasing fuel costs and fares

Afghan travellers grounded amid Pakistan-India tensions

Airspace restrictions in Pakistan following simmering tensions with India have caused airfares to spike for Afghans who travel for medical treatment, education and business.

World • 02 Apr 19

The two climbers lost contact on 24 February

Bodies of two missing mountain climbers found

Rescuers have found the bodies of two climbers missing for almost a fortnight on a mountain in Pakistan.

News • 09 Mar 19

Indian army and locals stand near the wreckage of the Indian military aircraft which crashed in central Kashmir's Budgam last month

India accuses Pakistan of 'hiding' site of air strike

India has accused Pakistan of having "plenty to hide" by preventing journalists from accessing the site of an air strike by Indian fighter jets inside Pakistan.

World • 09 Mar 19

Airspace had closed after a rare aerial dogfight last week between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir

Pakistan reopens airspace after India incident

Pakistan has fully reopened its airspace today, after it closed its skies to all air travel due to the incident with India last Wednesday.

World • 04 Mar 19

Indian air force pilot was shot down over Kashmir

Pakistan to release Indian pilot as 'peace gesture'

Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot tomorrow morning as a peace gesture, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said.

World • 28 Feb 19

Indian army and locals stand near the wreckage of the military aircraft that crashed down today

India and Pakistan square up in serious military crisis

It is an almost unprecedented situation for two countries that have access to nuclear arms to carry out air strikes on each other's territory.

World • 27 Feb 19

Tensions rose after at least 40 Indian paramilitary police died in a suicide attack earlier this month

Past wars and conflict over disputed Kashmir

India and Pakistan have fought two wars and countless skirmishes over Kashmir, the Himalayan region claimed in full by both nuclear-armed rivals.

News Lens • 27 Feb 19

Soldiers and onlookers at the scene of a crashed Indian jet in Kashmir

Pakistan's PM offers talks with India after clashes

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for talks with India after both sides said they had shot down each other's warplanes, a dramatic escalation of the confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

World • 27 Feb 19

The allegations against Asia Bibi date back to 2009

Pakistan rejects challenge against Asia Bibi acquittal

Pakistan's Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, lifting the last legal hurdle in the years-long blasphemy case and potentially paving the way for the Christian mother to leave the country.

World • 29 Jan 19

PEMRA issued its warning, calling on channels to respect the country's existing media guidelines

Pakistan bans 'bed scenes' and 'intimate moments' on TV

Pakistani television channels may no longer show "intimate moments between couples" or "bed scenes", the conservative country's media regulator has announced, complaining of too much feminist content and warning that such "bold themes" offend viewers.

Asia • 09 Jan 19