Tupolev Tu-154M  (Ajaz Karim Collection)

This extremely rare photo taken by Colin Ballentine belongs to Ajaz Karim's collection. The photo, taken on May 14, 1997,  shows a PIA Tu-154M with registration number 85711 at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan. PIA acquired four Tu-154s, including 85711, on lease from Uzbekistan Airways in late 1996 and used them for 'Hajj' operations, domestic flights in Pakistan and also for regional flights to Uzbekistan in Central Asia. These four Tu-154s were contracted to be leased until 2001 but, for some technical reasons, lease contract was cancelled and all four aircraft were returned to Uzbekistan Airways during summer of 1997

Boeing 747-240B (SCD)  (Copyright © Umar Anis)

Capt. Khalid Ahmed waves to Umar Anis from the flight deck of AP-BAK. Umar took this photo at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, in September 1990

Boeing 720-047B  (Shabaz Hashmi Collection)

This beautiful photo from Shabaz's collection shows AP-AXL on take off from Frankfurt Airport in early 1980s. AP-AXL was last Boeing 720B operated by PIA. It was withdrawn from use and retired in 1986. Today AP-AXL can be seen preserved at PIA Planetarium in Lahore

Boeing 747-367  (Copyright © Mohammed Younis)

City of London is seen in this beautiful photo taken by Younis. The photo was taken from AP-BGG on July 26, 2003. Note if you watch carefully you can see the big London eye in this photo