LAHORE: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will invite tenders next week to acquire 10 narrow-body planes on dry lease.
Officials said yesterday that the national carrier has finalised a plan to acquire 10 narrow-body aircraft and the process would be completed by this September or October.
The airline is in dire need of planes. Of its 34 planes, nine have been grounded.
The PIA had acquired four aircraft on wet lease (Turkish and Czech Republic airlines) that would be replaced with three on dry lease this year month of July.
Special assistant to the prime minister on aviation Shujaat Azeem said that the addition of 10 fuel efficient narrow body aircraft will help improve the financial health of the national flag carrier.
Besides, they will help phasing out the old aircraft and compete with foreign airlines and restoration of old routes where PIA flights suspended due shortage of fleet.
Pakistanis at risk of breast cancer
ISLAMABAD: One in nine women in Pakistan face the risk of breast cancer which can be prevented through healthy lifestyle and cured through detection of disease at early stage.
This was the highlight of the seminar jointly organised by the embassy of Saudi Arabia and Pink Ribbon Campaign Pakistan here at the Saudi Ambassador’s residence.
The event was attended the wife of Saudi Ambassador Aljourah Alarifi, oncologists and senior medical experts, who stressed the importance of creating awareness on prevention and cure of breast cancer.
President Pink Ribbon Campaign Pakistan Dr Omer Aftab said Pakistan has the highest rate of cases of breast cancer in South Asia and of the 90,000 cases diagnosed there are 40,000 deaths every year.
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