Flight operation for Afghanistan evacuation restricted to Islamabad airport
- 28-Aug-2021
ISLAMABAD: The flight operation for evacuation of people stranded in Afghanistan in the aftermath of a Taliban takeover has been limited to Islamabad airport only after previously being planned in three other cities also, ARY NEWS reported. The evacuation flights for transit passengers from Afghanistan will now be operated by the Islamabad airport only while […]
Afghan citizens with proper documents to get Pakistan visa: Sheikh Rasheed
- 27-Aug-2021
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Friday said that Pakistan would grant a 21-day transit visa to diplomats and others being evacuated from Afghanistan in order to facilitate the withdrawal process, ARY NEWS reported. Speaking at a presser, the interior minister said that residents of any country would be given a 21-day on arrival visa of […]
Prior permission now required for airlift operations in Kabul: bulletin
- 25-Aug-2021
KARACHI: International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) has rolled out on Wednesday a safety bulletin for all the international airlift operations at Kabul airport making it necessary for the flights to adhere to the advance permission program, ARY News reported. The safety bulletin underlines that the advance permission is being overseen by the […]
55 Pakistanis reach Gilgit after safe evacuation from Afghanistan
- 25-Aug-2021
GILGIT-BALTISTAN: At least 55 people have been safely transported on Wednesday to Gilgit after their evacuation from Afghanistan in the continuous evacuation drive following the Taliban takeover, ARY News reported citing the information department. All the evacuated 55 people belong from the Gilgit Baltistan region, said the department. The convoy of evacuees included people from […]
Pakistan has thus far facilitated evacuation of 3,234 people: Qureshi
- 23-Aug-2021
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday very few embassies are functioning in Kabul after the Taliban seized control of war-ravaged Afghanistan. “Perhaps five embassies are working in Kabul and Pakistan’s embassy is one of those,” FM Qureshi said at a press conference in Islamabad. By and large, there is calm in Kabul […]





