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Time Out Abu Dhabi
10-07-2025
- Business
- Time Out Abu Dhabi
Air Arabia have just launched direct flight to Sailkot from Abu Dhabi
Jet-setters and home-comers, take note – Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is adding a brand-new route to its growing network, with direct flights to Sialkot, Pakistan, taking off from July 17. The new service connects Zayed International Airport with Sialkot International Airport, running three times a week – on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays – giving travellers a convenient and affordable link between the UAE capital and one of Pakistan's busiest industrial cities. Here's the lowdown: Flight 3L 311 departs Abu Dhabi at 1.35am, landing in Sialkot at 6am The return flight 3L 312 takes off from Sialkot at 6.50am, touching down in Abu Dhabi at 9.20am Whether you're heading home, visiting family, or flying for business, this route has been crafted with both expats and entrepreneurs in mind. Known as a major export and manufacturing hub, Sialkot sits at the foothills of Kashmir and along the Chenab River, playing a key role in Pakistan's economy. This launch adds to Air Arabia Abu Dhabi's growing presence in Pakistan, joining existing routes to Faisalabad and Multan. The airline currently operates a modern fleet of 12 Airbus A320s, delivering budget-friendly travel without cutting corners. Flights from July 17. Book now at via call centre or your travel agent. Need some travel inspo? Travelling from Abu Dhabi is about to be so much faster Zayed International Airport is the world's first airport to make this change 18 countries offering visa-on-arrival to UAE residents Here's where to go UAE citizens now get visa-on-arrival for India: a game-changer for travellers That quick trip to India just got even easier
Khaleej Times
09-07-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi launches new direct flights to Sialkot in Pakistan
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital's first low-cost carrier, announced on Wednesday a thrice-a-week service connecting Zayed International Airport and Sialkot International Airport in Pakistan. The new route will start operating on Thursday, July 17, 'offering passengers a direct and affordable travel between Abu Dhabi and Sialkot,' said Air Arabia. Flights to and from Sialkot — city capital of Sialkot District located in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foot of Kashmir hills near the Chenab River — are available on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. This service is tailored to meet the increasing demand from business travellers and the large expatriate community connecting the two regions.
Express Tribune
30-04-2025
- Express Tribune
3 held for travelling on fake documents
Three passengers who had arrived from the Maldives were arrested for traveling on fake documents the FIA Faisalabad Zone. A team arrested Umar Farooq, Naila and Ashraf Mahmood and started interrogating them. The suspects had arrived in Pakistan from the Maldives on a flight, but initial investigation showed that they had used fake travel documents, including Portuguese passports. They had traveled abroad through illegal means and had been deported from the Maldives after the discovery of the forged documents during their stay there. The suspects were allegedly in contact with an agent named Arshad who resides in the United Kingdom (UK). They had paid him Rs600,000 for the arrangements related to international travel. The travel arrangements, including the provision of fake passports and boarding passes, had been managed by a local agent from Faisalabad, Muhammad Umair. The Federal Investigation Agency Faisalabad team also arrested a member of a human trafficking gang that forced people to beg. The suspect, Zahoor Ahmed, was arrested at the Sialkot International Airport on his return from Saudi Arabia. Initial investigation showed that Zahoor was part of a gang. Other suspected members of the gang include Muhammad Ghafoor and Sharif. The group smuggled innocent people to Saudi Arabia by promising them Umrah and jobs abroad. Upon reaching Saudi Arabia, the victims were intimidated and deceived into begging and forced labour. The group had recently smuggled five women to Saudi Arabia by promising them Umrah visas and forced them into begging.
Telegraph
19-02-2025
- Telegraph
Five Britons arrested in Pakistan after gunmen kill four family members
Five British men have been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of killing four people in a family dispute, authorities said. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) detained the suspects at Sialkot International Airport as they attempted to flee to Britain just hours after the killings in Jhelum, a north-eastern district of Pakistan. The five suspects were identified as Mujtaba Karamat, 22, Murtaza Karamat, 20, Haroon Basharat, 19, Muhammad Zaheer and Chaudhry Faisal. All were born in Pakistan but had British passports and had spent time in the UK, police said. According to police reports, assailants armed with assault rifles and pistols stormed the house of Dilawar Hussain, 31, on Thursday evening in the village of Bhrota. His sister, Adeela Abrar, and brother-in-law, Ibrar Hussain, were visiting the family to celebrate Shab-e-Barat, a religious night observed by Muslims, when the gunmen launched their attack. They, along with Sakeena Arshad, Dilawar's mother and Matarshad, Dilawar's brother, were killed in what police believe was a longstanding family feud. 'As my mother accompanied my sister and brother-in-law to the main entrance, I went to the terrace. Suddenly, a group of armed men barged in, hurled abuses, and began indiscriminate firing,' Dilawar Hussain told The Telegraph. 'They shot my mother, sister, and brother-in-law. They died on the spot,' he said. 'One of them then shouted, 'Mutarshad is here too!' and another assailant turned his rifle towards him and shot him dead.' Dilawar, who hid behind a wall, survived the attack. 'They continued aerial firing as they fled,' he added. 'I was in shock. How could they kill my family? We had done no harm to them,' Dilawar said. The five suspects were arrested as they attempted to board an Emirates flight to Dubai at 2.50am on Friday. 'The suspects were British passport holders and were fleeing to the UK,' an FIA spokesman said in a statement. Their names had been added to a no-fly list as a precautionary measure, officials said. Killings over family disputes are not uncommon in Pakistan, where powerful families often seek to maintain social, political and economic control over their communities. Police believe the killings were in response to the Hussain family's growing influence in the community and disputes between them and some of the families of the suspects. 'Investigations are ongoing, and we are gathering evidence to ensure justice for the victims,' said Farukk Shabir Dar, a sub-inspector at Mangla Police Station.
