Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport welcomed its first commercial flight from Karachi, after months of delays due to security reviews. The $246-million project, funded by China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),

The Gwadar airport, funded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), was initiated in March 2019 during Imran Khan’s tenure and inaugurated in October 2024 by Shahbaz Sharif.

Pakistan International Airlines has introduced a special package to facilitate Pakistani and other Muslims pilgrims who plan to travel from China to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. According to senior official of PIA, under the package, the pilgrims ...

The New Gwadar International Airport formally began its operations on Monday, welcoming its first commercial flight – PIA's PK-503 – that symbolised a new chapter in the country's aviation history and a step forward towards making Pakistan a hub of regional connectivity.

The newly inaugurated Gwadar airport in Balochistan has been branded a "donation" by the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece, Global Times. This even as Pakistan hailed the USD 230-million airport as a "symbol of friendship".

The first commercial flight, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK 503, carrying passengers and high-ranking officials, marked the airport's operational launch

GWADAR (Web Desk) – The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has finally something to cheer about as its first flight from the recently built Gwadar International Airport flew to Muscat on Friday.

In a bid to promote inclusivity and right to suffrage, the indigenous peoples (IPs) of the country will have 64 AVCs for the 2025 elections.

The technology-dominated index slipped 3.07% to finish at 19,341.83. The S&P 500 shed 1.46% and closed at 6,012.28. The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to add 289.33 points, or 0.65%, settling at 44,713.58.

The Nasdaq Composite slid more than 3% in Monday’s trading as a slate of AI-related plays, including chip darling Nvidia, tanked.

Japan and Hong Kong stocks were set to open mixed Tuesday, with several Asia-Pacific markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a lower open for the market. The futures contract in Chicago was at 39,150 and its counterpart in Osaka last traded at 39,050 compared to the index's previous close of 39,565.8.

Stocks were down sharply Monday on concern about an artificial intelligence stock bubble popping because of the emergence of Chinese startup DeepSeek.