Tag: crash
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Plane crashes in Nepal with 18 dead, pilot sole survivor
A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital told AFP. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes…
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Babur Junaid Jamshed shares his father’s wish for Shahadat
Junaid Jamshed, known for his music and devotion to Islam, left a lasting impact on both, a legacy now carried on by his son. Recently, Babur Junaid appeared as a guest on the Nadir Ali podcast. He talked about the last conversation with his father and his last wish for martyrdom (Shahadat). During the podcast,…
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Prigozhin plane crash: Biden believes Putin behind whatever happens in Russia
US President Joe Biden reacted to Wagner Group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death Wednesday by implying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is behind the killing as he is responsible for everything that happens in the country. Prigozhin was killed after a private plane was shot down by the Russian defence forces killing him along with other…
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28 bodies of Pakistanis recovered in migrant boat crash off Italy’s coast
The bodies of 28 Pakistanis have been recovered after a wooden sail boat carrying migrants from several countries crashed against the rocks off the southern Italian coast early on Sunday. According to the Pakistani embassy in Rome, a total of 40 Pakistanis were on board the ill-fated boat. The fate of 12 more citizens is…
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41 dead after passenger bus plunged into ravine at Lasbela
A passenger coach plunged into a ravine near Lasbela, leaving at least 41 dead, Dawn has reported. While confirming the event, Lasbela Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum told Dawn.com that the vehicle was going from Quetta to Karachi and had close to 48 passengers in it. “Due to speeding, the coach crashed into the pillar of…
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Helicopter crash near children nursery kills Ukraine’s interior minister
A helicopter crash near a children’s nursery outside Kyiv resulted in 16 deaths, including the country’s Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi. Three children are also among the dead. Nine bodies have been identified as yet including six ministry officials. Alongside the 42-year-old interior minister, his first deputy Yevheniy Yenin, and the ministry’s state secretary also died…
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Pakistani rupee plunges by Rs1.05 against the US dollar
In today’s interbank session, the Pakistani rupee (PKR) fell by Rs1.05 versus the US dollar (USD), concluding at Rs186.97 per US Dollar, compared to Rs185.92 per USD on April 20. The rupee had a tumultuous market session, with an intraday high of Rs187.10 and a lowest of Rs186.25. This depreciation of PKR is attributed to the…
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Passenger aircraft narrowly escapes disaster in Pakistan
An aircraft traveling from Islamabad to Saudi Arabia on Monday narrowly escaped a disastrous event. During the flight, a technical fault was detected and soon after that, the aircraft landed back safely at the capital’s airport. Currently, engineers are carrying out repair work of the aircraft after which the flight will take off again for Saudi Arabia…
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Currency worth Rs3 crores was being smuggled on PK8303; discovered in PIA plane’s debris
In a shocking development, local and foreign currency amounting to Rs30 million was allegedly being smuggled in the plane that crashed in a Karachi neighbourhood on May 22, a spokesperson of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has claimed. “Local and foreign currency worth millions of rupees was recovered from the crash site,” said the spokesperson,…
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‘Searching for mother’s body a nightmare’: Desperate pleas for help after losing family in PIA crash
As Fazal Rahman, 80, and his wife, Wahida Rahman, 74, boarded a plane in on Friday, their family’s biggest fear was that they might get catch the coronavirus on their way to spend the holiday in Karachi. Instead the couple, who had been married for 54 years, were among the 97 people killed when an Airbus A-320,…