“We have found the plane’s tail which carries the black box,” Airblue’s chief executive Shahid Khakan Abbasi said.
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PIA plane engine catches fire at Karachi airport
The Lahore-bound flight, PK 302, was taxiing on the runway when a bird smashed into its engine, sources said. -
Thirty one air crash victims’ bodies arrive in Karachi
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Swollen Leh brings back painful memories
The Gowalmandi bridge was submerged when the water level rose to around 30 feet. -
Question mark over CAA-led probe into air crash
The air crash has highlighted the need for an immediate establishment of a fully independent SIB. -
Relatives of victims spend anguished hours at airport
The victims’ relatives faced hardship as they had to wait till late in the evening to get complimentary tickets for Islamabad. -
Five die as four-storey building collapses in Karachi
Many others suffered injuries when the building collapsed apparently because rains have eroded the weak structure.
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Tears and wails as coffins flown in
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Margalla tragedy
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Burnt victims, honeymoon agony of crash
Charred human flesh and families torn apart were all that was left after the crash. -
Targeting civilians
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Anti-encroachment drive
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Thus stands Karachi
Karachi reached an overriding consensus against the Taliban long before it was struck by Pakistan as a whole: NFP
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Karachi, a metropolis of some 18 million people, is no stranger to the phenomenon of political violence.
MOURNING THEIR LOSS
Relatives of plane crash victims faced another test of patience till they finally received the bodies of their loved ones.
MARGALLA TRAGEDY
The pilot was told that he would not be “vectored” in for landing due to poor visibility and was asked to take a circling approach.
MARGALLA PLANE CRASH
Preliminary investigations have indicated that the pilot’s navigational error could be the most likely cause of the crash.
CASH-STRAPPED
Karachi is set to lose its Natural History Museum for the non-payment of rent that has accumulated over three decades.
CATTLE COLONY
A visit to the colony revealed that the calves were acutely malnourished and cruelly handled.
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