Tag: Doha
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12 injured as Qatar Airways flight hits turbulence
Six crew members and six passengers travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin suffered injuries during a severe bout of turbulence on Sunday. However, the flight landed safely and as scheduled, according to officials at the Dublin Airport. “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and our…
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Taliban refuse to let women work and go to school
Afghan Taliban have once again rejected international calls to lift the ban they imposed on women’s work and education, after the United Nations sanctions committee concluded in Doha without formally recognising the administration in Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen, head of the Taliban political office in Doha pointed out that the meeting’s decisions cannot be accepted or implemented…
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Ticket sales for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar are nearing 3 million: Infantino
Ticket sales for the FIFA World Cup are nearing three million ahead of the tournament’s start in Qatar on November 20, according to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and event organisers on Monday. According to Brecorder, Qatar, the United States, and Saudi Arabia were the top three purchasing countries among the 2.89 million tickets sold, according…
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Economic crisis: Finance minister in Doha to hold talks with IMF
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail along with his team left for Doha on Tuesday to hold talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The ministry said that talks with the IMF mission started today (May 18). The review talks are expected to continue for a week and will focus on striking a staff-level agreement for the…
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15 lakhs goes missing from passenger’s carry-on on flight from Karachi
A Pakistani-born United States (US) citizen— Imtiaz Rafiq— lost his cash worth $8,000 (1,514,256) while travelling to Houston from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi via Doha on Qatar Airways reports Geo News. As per the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the money went missing from Rafiq’s backpack. He claimed that at Doha airport he checked his bag…
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Woman caught smuggling dollars at Karachi airport
The Customs officials on Wednesday claimed to have foiled a foreign currency smuggling bid at Jinnah International Airport Karachi. The officials claimed that 65,000 US dollars (around Rs12 million) were recovered from the baggage of a woman passenger who was travelling to Doha. The officials said the currency was seized and the passenger was allowed…
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Flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Karachi
Qatar Airways flight, QR-579, made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport on Monday. The flight was on the way to Doha from New Delhi. Smoke filled one of the cabins of the Airbus 150. According to Geo News, the plane was at a height of 40,000 feet when the fault occurred near Karachi.…
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Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan wins the title of IBSF World Snooker Championship
Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan has won the title of the IBSF World Snooker Championship which was held in Doha, Qatar. He defeated Iranian player, Amir Sarkhos. Ahsan, 16, becomes the youngest snooker player from Pakistan to win the title after Muhammad Asif, who won the title in 2012 and 2019 while veteran Mohammad Yousuf won the…
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Getting direct with Australia: PIA to fly directly down under for the first time
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced plans to launch two weekly flights to Australia, cutting travel time to and from the country by around one-third, The News reports. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez says that if it (flights to Australia by a Pakistani carrier) happens, it would be happening for the first time. He said that PIA…
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New Zealand denies re-entry of pregnant national, Taliban offers refuge
A former Al Jazeera pregnant journalist, Charlotte Bellis, who is a New Zealand national, was denied re-entry by her home country on the basis of strict Covid-19 protocol. She was offered refuge by the Taliban government in Afghanistan. While speaking to Radio New Zealand(RNZ) from Kabul, she said, “This just feels like such a breach…