Pakistan’s flight operations to the Middle East have begun to stabilize as the country is affected by the escalating tensions between the US, Israel, and Iran. According to the latest updates, a total of 231 flights will operate to the Middle East from across the country, while 72 have been canceled. This brings the total number of canceled flights from Pakistan to the Middle East to 1811 in the past 14 days.
Kuwait Airport, which had been closed for 13 days, has resumed operations with two flights to Cairo. In Karachi, 14 flights to Doha, Bahrain, and Kuwait have been canceled, while 64 will operate. Lahore’s 17 flights to Doha, Kuwait, Baghdad, and Dubai have been canceled, with 55 operating.
In Islamabad, 25 flights have been canceled, while 64 are expected to arrive and depart. Peshawar Airport has canceled 14 flights and will operate eight. Sialkot has 8 operating flights, Faisalabad has 10, and Multan has 24 operating flights, with two canceled. Quetta’s four flights to Dubai and Sharjah are operating as scheduled.
The US Embassy in Pakistan has limited its operations until March 15, and American citizens can check the status of their appointments on their website. The US Consulate in Karachi and Lahore has suspended all consular services until further notice.
Federal Minister for Information, Attaullah Taradar, has updated the public on the Operation Ghadab al-Haq. He also shared details about the losses suffered by the Khawarij and Afghan Taliban. Sindh Governor, Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, has vowed not to engage in politics of malice, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has promised to provide relief to the people in these difficult times.
PPP leader, Abdul Qadir Patel, inaugurated the Nadra Mardan Center in Karachi, where DG Nadra, Sindh, Amir Ali, briefed him on the center’s operations. Two bodies were found in Benazirabad, believed to have been killed by unknown assailants. The police have confirmed the incident.
In a separate incident, a bomb went off near a police mobile in Hafizabad, injuring several people. The Nursing Council has formed a new committee, with Aslam Ghori as the president and Syed Ali Farhan Razi as the vice president.
In other news, Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister, Mehmood Aslam, has announced that government employees will receive their salaries and pensions on March 16. In response to security concerns, several containers have been placed at various locations in Islamabad, and the Peshawar Electric Supply Company has reduced its operations to four days a week.
In the entertainment sector, Bollywood actress Shriya Ghoshal’s husband, Shailendra Dutt, has been making headlines. Shahid Afridi has said that Pakistani batsmen are aware of their mistakes. However, the richest film producer in India is not from Bollywood but from the Tollywood industry, Kalanithi Maran, who has a net worth of $2.8 billion, according to Forbes’ 2026 list of billionaires. Maran has produced several blockbuster films in the Tamil film industry.
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