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A Pakistan Airlines advert has come under fire for appearing to show a jet flying into the Eiffel Tower as the company resumes its Europe flights following a four-year safety ban. Pakistan's national airline, which was banned from flying to the UK, US and EU in 2020, posted an image on social media showing a plane and the monument against the French flag, alongside the caption: 'Paris, we're coming today.' But online critics blasted Pakistan International Airline's (PIA) advert, claiming it appears to show the jet heading straight for the Paris landmark. Omar R Quraishi, a Pakistani PR expert and...

A third of all pilots in Pakistan are flying with fake licences after paying people to sit their exam for them, it has been revealed. Out of 860 pilots currently licenced in Pakistan, investigators identified 262 who 'did not take the exam themselves' and 'don't have flying experience', he said.

Sees sights after G.I. helped him get lifesaving surgery An Afghan boy brought to the U.S. last month for a heart operation after a soldier took up his cause came to New York yesterday to sightsee and show off the boundless energy of a typical 12-year-old. "Before, I cannot walk so much," Assadullah Khan said during the whirlwind trip with his father and interpreter to meet the "nice people" who helped save his life. "Now, I walk everywhere. I can walk and run." Until last month's operation to patch a hole in his heart, Assadullah could barely walk across a...