Daily Times

Shahzad Akbar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability, while addressing a press conference alongside federal minister Ali Zaidi he said that all suspected pilots have been grounded as per the directives of the federal government.

Akbar said that the top court had reprimanded the former premier for running an airline company alongside governing a country as chief executive. He added that the national carrier was destroyed due to the moves of the past government. The SAPM reminded that Toshakhana case was also opened by the apex court. He admitted that international flights are still affected due to coronavirus pandemic.

Notably, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan had revealed on June 26 that the total number of ‘suspicious pilots’ was 262 in different airlines including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

In a recent development, Akbar said that the top court had reprimanded the former premier for running an airline company alongside governing a country as chief executive. He added that the national carrier was destroyed due to the moves of the past government. The SAPM reminded that Toshakhana case was also opened by the apex court. He admitted that international flights are still affected due to coronavirus pandemic.

It is pertinent to mention here that Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan had revealed on June 26 that the total number of ‘suspicious pilots’ was 262 in different airlines including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)