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Thirty out of 120 flights resumed: PIA predicament

 

ISLAMABAD: The striking employees of PIA have resumed 30 flights out of 120 as offices in Karachi and Islamabad reopened.

In an obvious face-saving effort only Umra flights were made operational.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif commenting on the matter has said no matter what privatization of PIA would take place.

Maintaining that Government would not bow under any pressure or blackmailing the PM reiterated that there would be no talks with PIA’s striking employees until operations resumed.

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar while answering to a question about PIA’s Rs. 350 billion loss has said that increasing the fleet to 75 would stop this loss.

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.