Karachi: The annual session will be held in Karachi today (Saturday) before the privatization of Pakistan international airline (PIA).

According to the details, the officials will be taking the PIA’s shareholders into confidence regarding the airline’s privatization matter.

The PIA administration, board members and privatization commission’s officials will be attending the annual session.

However, the annual session will be held in PIA training center.

Islamabad: Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif has contacted to United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) president Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zaid Al-Nahyan and appreciated him on facing the situation of recent heavy rains.

Shehbaz Sharif stated that there are severe rains in Pakistan in recent days in which many precious lives lost. He persuaded to take collective initiatives to fight with the challenge of climate change. Both countries needed to cooperate in this department.

Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zaid Al-Nahyan praised the best wishes of Shehbaz Sharif. Both leaders affirmed the determination to increase the two-way cooperation in different departments.

Lahore: Two dacoits were killed and a constable was martyred in an encounter between dacoits and police in Baghbanpura, area of Lahore.

According to the details, the robbers were looting from the citizens, as soon as they saw the police, the robbers started firing directly, while two robbers were gunned down by the police.

In the encounter, Constable Imran Haider was martyred while Constable Dildar was seriously injured and shifted to the hospital.

According to the police, the identity of the dead robbers could not be ascertained, however, the investigation is ongoing.