Act indiscriminately against criminals

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari Monday directed to take indiscriminate action against the criminals following steps to identify these elements.

The president was chairing a meeting of coalition partners at the Bilawal House to review the law and order situation in Sindh.

During the meeting, President Zardari also directed coalition partners to form a peace coordination committee to be headed by Chief Minister Sindh.

The meeting, which was also attended by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan and Federal Interior Minister deliberated upon matters related to the province.

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) was represented by Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Agha Siraj Durrani and Manzoor Wassan while Farooq Sattar, Babar Ghouri and Raza Haroon attended .......... read more>>

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Passenger plane makes emergency landing

ARACHI: More than 100 passengers on-board an Islamabad-Karachi fight on Sunday escaped unhurt, as the plane of a private airline made an emergency landing here at Jinnah International Airport on Sunday.

The incident took place just two days after all the 127 passengers on board a plane of Bhoja Airlines flying to Islamabad from Karachi perished when it crashed few kilometers from Benazir International Airport.

According to reports, Boeing 737-400 of Shaheen Air caused a loud bursting sound as it touched the ground for landing at Karachi Airport and the plane tilted towards left.

Conflicting reports are being received about the plane's fault. One report says the landing gear of the plane was broken on touchdown while the other report claims that the plane's tyres burst at the moment they hit the ground.

According to the latest reports the plane in question leaned on its left wing that was touching the ground while technical team was at work to cool down its engine.

Teams of rescue services had also rushed to the scene to cope with any contingencies.

After the incident, one of the runways of the airport had to be closed for operations and meanwhile the flights used an alternative runway................... read more>>

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