Three new airlines have sought regulatory approval from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch operations. The scrutiny of two airlines – Q-Airlines and Fly Jinnah – has been completed while Jet Green Airlines is still going through the process. Following the completion of scrutiny, the applications would be sent to Aviation Division and then to the federal cabinet for final approvals.
Two health workers from Mayo Hospital in Lahore have tested positive for Covid-19 after having been administered a vaccine. The Mayo Hospital health support staffer and his staff nurse wife at the institution were among the seven employees administered the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine recently under a government drive to vaccinate health professionals.
After a hiatus of months, all educational institutions of Pakistan are back to regular classes from today (Monday), except Sindh. Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood had announced last week that educational institutions across the country will be open five days a week from March 1. The federal government said the decision will apply to all educational institutions.
After a gap of nine years or so, the Istanbul-Islamabad freight train is likely to resume operations on March 4, connecting goods train business of three countries —Turkey, Iran and Pakistan. The container train would start its journey from Istanbul (Turkey) for Islamabad (Pakistan) via Zahidan on March 4. Though the schedule will be reconfirmed in a day or two.
Renowned religious scholar, Maulana Tariq Jameel’s news to launch his own clothing brand has stirred quite a controversy in the past few days. The brand will sell Kurta and Shalwar Kameez as stated by the spokesperson of the scholar. However, the Tariq Jameel has finally broken his silence on the matter and revealed why he has decided to launch the brand.
Team Invictus of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute (GIKI) of Engineering Sciences and Technology has won 34th place in the Design, Build, and Fly (DBF) competition 2020, hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). According to details, GIKI’s Team Invictus earned 81 points and was placed at 34th spot in the fourth and final round of the DBF
Gwadar Cricket Stadium, being dubbed as the “world’s most beautiful cricket stadium” by the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (HRD), held an exhibition match on Friday. The match was held between Gwadar Dolphins, captained by PM’s aide Zulfiqar Bukhari, and Showbiz Sharks, which is being led by Pakistan Cricket Board’s Chief Executive Wasim Khan.
Pakistan has conducted a successful training launch of the Babur IA cruise missile, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The cruise missile has a range of 450 kilometres and can be launched from either a submarine or a land-based quad-launcher. The military’s media wing added that the missile is “capable of engaging targets at land and sea with high precision”.
Search efforts for mountaineers Muhammad Ali Sadpara, and two others are expected to resume after slight improvement in Skardu’s weather. A special forward looking infrared (FLIR) mission by a C-130 aircraft along with four high-altitude porters (HAPs) from Sadpara village will be used in the operation. Bad weather in the area thwarted attempts for an on-ground and aerial search of the mountaineers.
Pakistani planning minister Asad Umar has said that Pakistan would start registering people aged 65 and above so they could be vaccinated in the second phase of the coronavirus vaccine drive. In the second phase, 17 million of the “most vulnerable” people, including 9.5 million above 65 years of age, would be given shots. The vaccination of those who register in this category will start in March.