ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acting high commissioner to New Delhi on Tuesday said Islamabad wanted friendly relations with all its neighbors including India, adding that peace was inevitable in the South Asian region, local media reported.
India and Pakistan are holding the first meeting in three years today, Tuesday, of a commission on water rights from the Indus River in what is being seen as a further sign of rapprochement in relations frozen since 2019 during disputes over Kashmir.
Last month, India and Pakistan announced a rare agreement to stop firing on the bitterly-contested Kashmir border
“For the larger interest of the region peace within South Asia is inevitable,” Pakistani Charge d’ Affairs Aftab Hasan Khan was quoted by Pakistani media as saying while addressing an event in New Delhi to mark Pakistan Day.
According to the statement issued by the Pakistani mission in New Delhi, Khan said Pakistan wanted to have friendly relations with all countries including India.
“To achieve peace between Pakistan and India both countries shall resolve all outstanding issues ... through dialogue,” he said.
Pakistan and India have for decades sparred over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir which they both rule in part but claim in full.
The ongoing Indus water talks are the latest in both nations’ tentative efforts to re-engage after a 2019 suicide bomb in Indian Kashmir that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based guerrillas, a charge Islamabad denies, and India’s move later that year to strip Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy.
Pakistan wants friendly ties with all neighbors, including India — envoy in Delhi
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Pakistan wants friendly ties with all neighbors, including India — envoy in Delhi
- Pakistani Charge d’ Affairs Aftab Hasan Khan was addressing an event in New Delhi to mark Pakistan Day
- “To achieve peace both countries shall resolve all outstanding issues ... through dialogue,” Khan says
Pakistan Airports Authority reports ‘historic’ twin-engine aircraft landing in Lahore
- Twin-engine aircraft are usually larger, heavier and require better airport infrastructure, navigation systems to land
- Pakistan Airports Authority says landing reflects its commitment to enhance aviation sector, strengthen infrastructure
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) announced on Saturday that the New General Aviation Aerodrome achieved a significant milestone when it handled the landing of a twin-engine aircraft.
A twin-engine aircraft has two engines that provide it redundancy and increased performance compared to single-engine counterparts. These aircraft range from small twin-engine propeller planes to large commercial jetliners. The presence of multiple engines enhances safety by allowing the aircraft to continue flying in the event of an engine failure.
However, twin-engine aircraft are usually larger, heavier and more complex than single-engine planes. They require advanced airport infrastructure such as better runways, navigation systems and air traffic coordination.
“The New General Aviation Aerodrome, Lahore achieved another significant operational milestone today with the successful landing of a twin-engine aircraft, following the recent arrival of a single-engine aircraft,” the PAA said in a statement.
It said the flight was also boarded by Air Vice Marshal Zeeshan Saeed, the director general of the PAA. The move reflected “strong institutional confidence” in the aerodrome’s safety standards, operational capability, and overall readiness, it added.
“The landing was conducted with exceptional precision and professionalism, demonstrating the aerodrome’s robust operational framework, technical preparedness, and effective airside coordination in accordance with contemporary aviation requirements,” the PAA said.
It said the landing represented a “major advancement” in Pakistan’s general aviation sector and underscores the PAA’s commitment to enhancing regional aviation capacity, strengthening infrastructure and promoting excellence in aviation development.
