[2] On 7 November 1993, Bhoja Air started operations on domestic routes between Karachi, Lahore and Quetta with a dry leased Boeing 737-200.

On 24 January 1998 Bhoja Air commenced international flights from Karachi to Dubai where Mr Saleem Ahmad Kashmiri was given charge of the airline operations in the Gulf.

However, due to financial difficulties, Bhoja Air suspended its operations in 2000, although its airline licence issued by CAA – Pakistan remained valid and it maintained a fully functional headquarters office in Karachi and a flight ops and camp office at Karachi Jinnah International.

[6] However, on 20 April, a Bhoja Air flight from Karachi to Islamabad crashed, killing all 127 passengers and crew aboard and completely destroying the aircraft.

As a result, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suspended the operating license of the airline on 29 May after a grace period, starting from the day of the crash of Flight 213.