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Govt, unions in talks to end PIA strike
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD: The government went into crisis talks with Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) union staff on Wednesday, seeking to end industrial action that has cost the ailing carrier $3 million. Pilots, crew and ground staff downed tools 48 hours ago, demanding the ailing state carrier scrap a proposed codesharing agreement with Turkish Airlines, sack its managing [...]
Pakistan, unions in talks to end PIA strike
Feb 9th
More than 5,000 passengers affected by cancelled flights. Strike costs airline equivalent of nearly $3 million.
PIA cancels several flights over strike
Feb 9th
KARACHI: Strike action forced ailing state carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to cancel flights to Britain and Turkey on Tuesday, affecting more than 1,000 passengers, a spokesman said.
Pilots, crew and kitchen staff are demanding that mana…
Mubarak to visit Germany soon
Feb 9th
BERLIN: German magazine Der Spiegel reported that preparations were underway for embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to possibly visit Germany for an “extended medical check-up.”
Rumours that Mubarak may arrive in Germany for a medical sojourn …
Cricket greats feature in new Bollywood film
Feb 8th
Some of the game’s greatest players are gearing up for an appearance of a different kind, in a new Bollywood film.
Cricket greats accompany Akshay in ‘Patiala House’
Feb 8th
MUMBAI: As teams prepare for the cricket World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, some of the game’s greatest players are gearing up for an appearance of a different kind – in a new Bollywood film. Former Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram, ex-England captains Nasser Hussain and Graham Gooch, South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs and [...]
Clinton hints at unease over early Mubarak exit
Feb 7th
WASHINGTON: The timetable of President Hosni Mubarak’s departure lies with the Egyptian people but his early exit could raise electoral complications, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. Under pressure from mass protests, Mubarak has pledged to step down after September polls but many demonstrators want his immediate departure and US news reports have suggested [...]
You know you’re from Karachi when…
Feb 7th
Mashal and I always say our prayers, but today we are making a special petition to God for a favourable performance on the final and an honourable grade for the semester. So far God has been kind to both of us, and we calculate our GPAs nightly, over boxes of Domino’s pizza and cigarettes. Anything [...]
Obama steps up diplomacy for Egypt transition
Feb 7th
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama reached out to several foreign leaders about the unrest in Egypt, as Washington stepped up a diplomatic effort for a quick transition of power in Cairo.
Obama underscored the need for “an orderly, peaceful tra…
US seeks support for Egypt”s transition
Feb 6th
MUNICH: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Saturday for international support for an orderly transition to democracy in Egypt as she warned of forces that might try to derail it.
Visiting Munich, Germany, Clinton also advocated support fo…
