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Pakistan to privatize national airline before April 15: official

PakistanwillprivatizethecorebusinessofitsnationalairlinePakistanInternationalAirlines(PIA))beforemid-Aprilthisyear,accordingtolocalreportsTuesday.QuotingMiniste

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Pakistan International Airlines goat slaughter mocked

​Pakistan's national airline has been mocked after a goat was sacrificed to ward off bad luck following one of the country's worst air disasters.

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"No survivors" after plane crash in northern Pakistan mountains

There were no survivors after a plane carrying 48 passengers crashed into a mountain in northern Pakistan on Wednesday (Dec 7), the airline’s chairman said, as recovery operations continued late into the night at the remote crash site.

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Pakistan airline workers end strike: union leaders

Workers of the Pakistan's state-owned airlines on Tuesday announced that they have called off strike against a government privatization plan after they were invited for talks to listen to their demands.

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Pakistani PM warns protesting airlines employees

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has warned that action will be taken against those workers of national airlines on a countrywide protest against the government's privatization plan.

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Pakistan not privatizing national flag carrier: finance minister

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made it clear on Sunday that the Islamabad-incumbent government had no plan to privatize the state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

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1 killed, 2 injured in firing at passenger plane in Pakistan

One female passenger was killed and two crew members injured when unknown gunmen opened fire at a passenger plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) during its landing at the airport of the country's northwestern city of Peshawar late on Tuesday, said a PIA official on Wednesday.