Articles By: Agence France-Presse

Pakistan plane crashes with 152 on board

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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani private Airblue plane crashed into hills behind Islamabad on Wednesday while preparing to land after a flight from Karachi with 152 people on board, a civil aviation spokesman said.

July 28, 2010 News 0 Comments

Sky’s the limit for Pakistan women fighter pilots

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Islamabad: Ambreen made Pakistani history by becoming one of the country’s first female fighter pilots, but on Sunday she was due to swap her flight schedule in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for an arranged marriage with a stranger. “It’s all set and planned, but I haven’t talked to him,” she admits, her [...]

March 8, 2010 Defence 0 Comments

Powerful car bomb kills 11 in Pakistan’s Lahore

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LAHORE, Pakistan: A car bomb slammed into Pakistani offices used to interrogate suspected militants on Monday, destroying the building and killing 11 people in the latest attack to strike Lahore. More than 60 were wounded with people trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings when a car packed with up to 600 kilograms (1,300 pounds) of [...]

March 8, 2010 Punjab 0 Comments