Tag: Jeddah
VIDEO: Pakistanis released from Saudi prison on PM Imran’s request
A video of Pakistani prisoners being released from a jail in Saudi Arabia is going viral on social media a few days after Saudi...
Overseas ministry to be revamped to serve Pakistanis, investors: PM
JEDDAH: Prime Minster Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the overseas ministry would be revamped in such a way that it would genuinely serve...
Bid to smuggle heroin to Jeddah foiled
KARACHI: Authorities at the Karachi airport on Friday night seized more than two kilogrammes of heroin from a passenger travelling to Jeddah, a private...
Jeddah bound passenger held with 4 kg heroin at BKIA
PESHAWAR: The Airport Security Force (ASF) authorities on Tuesday foiled a smuggling bid and seized four Kilogram heroin from a Jeddah bound passenger here at...
Pakistan elected as governing boards member of three OIC subsidiary organs
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been elected as a member of governing boards of three subsidiary organs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
The three organs...
PIA introduces Umrah Executive Economy class for Jeddah and Madinah
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced executive economy class for its Jeddah and Madinah routes, for the convenience of Umrah passengers.
“The PIA...
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains sweep through Jeddah
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept through Jeddah on Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded and forcing authorities to shut schools and universities in Saudi...
Two ‘terrorists’ blow themselves up in confrontation with security forces in...
JEDDAH: Two suspected militants blew themselves up in a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah early on Saturday, Saudi...
Jeddah suicide bomber was Pakistani national: Saudi officials
Monday’s first bombing, near the US consulate in Jeddah, was carried out by a Pakistani resident, Saudi Arabia interior ministry reported.
The suspect was later...
Bomber killed, two police wounded in blast outside U.S. consulate in...
A suicide bomber was killed and two other people wounded in a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah...
Consulate team visits Makkah jail
JEDDAH
A consulate team, including Aftab Ahmad Khokhar, consul general, Tehseemul Haq Haqqi, vice consul and officials of the Welfare Wing visited Makkah Jail on...
9 Pakistani killed in Jeddah bus accident
Nine Pakistani nationals were killed in a bus accident en-route to Makkah from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a private news channel reported.
According...
OIC reaffirms support for Kashmiris
Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsan Oglu on Tuesday reaffirmed full support towards the people of Indian held Kashmir.
Addressing a function...
ANF foils heroin smuggling bid to Jeddah
The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) on Sunday foiled a bid to smuggle heroin filled capsules to Saudi Arabia worth millions of rupees.
According to details,...
PIA plane to Jeddah catches fire
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) recalled a Jeddah-bound plane after reports of a fire in one of its engines.
According to media reports, minutes after PIA’s...
PIA calls back Jeddah-bound flight after engine fire
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) called back its Jeddah-bound plane after fire in one of the engines.
According to reports, flight PK-735’s pilot was alerted of...
Faisalabad-bound haj flight lands in Lahore
After taking off from Jeddah eight hours late, the Faisalabad-bound last Hajj flight on Monday landed in Lahore. 117 pilgrims, including renowned religious scholar,...
