PESHAWAR: Unidentified attackers set ablaze 12 schools in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday night, Diamer Commissioner Abdul Waheed Shah told Arab News.
Officials are surveying the damage, said Shah, who denied reports that explosives were used. A meeting of education, police and district administration officials was held on Friday, during which participants discussed the incident and took decisions on how to heighten school security in the area, he added.
There were no casualties as the schools were closed when they were attacked, Shah said. But Shabir Mir, a resident of Gilgit city, said the incident has caused panic among locals because the area is considered relatively peaceful.
“There has been no major law and order problem since the shootings of foreign tourists in 2013 and the killings of passengers of a bus in 2011. But the recent incident of arson attacks on schools has scared the local people,” he added.
12 schools set ablaze in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district
12 schools set ablaze in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district
- The arson attack has caused panic among local residents as the area is generally considered as peaceful
- The schools attacked were mostly girls' schools that were under-construction
Air India 777 aircraft turns back after drop in engine oil pressure, regulator says
- The aircraft, which was headed to Mumbai, landed safely back in Delhi and the incident will be investigated
- Air India has been under intense scrutiny this year after the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner killed 260 people
BENGALURU: An Air India Boeing 777 aircraft had to turn back after a drop in oil pressure forced the pilots to turn off one of the jet’s engines, India’s aviation regulator said on Monday.
The aircraft, which was headed to India’s financial capital of Mumbai, landed safely back in Delhi and the incident will be investigated, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. Modern aircraft are designed to safely fly and land on a single engine, if required. Air India has been under intense scrutiny this year after the June 12 crash of a Boeing Dreamliner killed 260 people. The DGCA has flagged multiple safety lapses at the airline, which was previously owned by the government till 2022. An Air India investigation into why one of its planes conducted commercial flights without an airworthiness permit found “systemic failures,” with the airline admitting it needed to do better on compliance, Reuters reported earlier this month.
On Monday, pilots observed a low engine oil pressure on the B777-300ER aircraft’s right-hand engine during flaps retraction after take-off. The pressure shortly thereafter dropped to zero and the crew shut down the engine and turned back as per procedure, the DGCA said.
“Air India sincerely regrets inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen situation. The aircraft is undergoing the necessary checks,” an Air India spokesperson said in a statement. The aircraft is 15 years old and has flown to locations such as Vienna, Vancouver and Chicago, according to Flightradar24. Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident.
