Pakistan News
Emirates boosts Karachi to six flights daily
Emirates is making it even more convenient for passengers to connect with Karachi as it launches its sixth daily service to the city from August 1st. The Dubai-based carrier has served Karachi since it was founded in 1985, and in the past decade alone has transported over six million passengers on the route.
Karachi International Airport attacked by Taliban
A raid by the Pakistani Taliban on Karachi international airport has left 28 people dead, including ten militants. The group attacked a terminal used for VIP flights and cargo at the airport late on Sunday night.
Nine tourists killed in northern Pakistan
Nine tourists have been killed in a hotel in northern Pakistan during an assault in which gunmen are reported to have killed ten people. Five are thought to be from the Ukraine, one from Lithuania and three from China, according to reports.
Medical tourism spreads superbug to UK
Medical tourists travelling from the UK to destinations in Pakistan and India may have contracted a superbug resistant to virtually all known antibiotics, experts warn. A study in The Lancet finds bacteria that make an enzyme called NDM-1 have travelled back with NHS patients who went abroad for treatments such as cosmetic surgery.
U.S. To Hand Over Four Upgraded F-16’s To Pakistan
The United States will hand over the first batch of four upgraded F-16s to Pakistan this week, giving the latter’s Air Force the capability to conduct night operations and use precision-guided munition in its operations against militants in the country’s northwest.
Anti-terror court convicts 5 Americans - Pakistan
Five American men were convicted Thursday on terror charges by a Pakistani court and sentenced to 10 years in prison in a case that has heightened concerns about Westerners traveling to Pakistan to contact al-Qaida and other Islamist extremist groups.