‘Its better to hand over PIA to PAF’

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday said in his remarks to It is better to hand over Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to Pakistan Air Force.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked this while hearing the  petition challenging to stop working Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chief Executive Office (CEO).

A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, heard the case.

Recruit whoever you want, dismiss whoever you want, this will not work like this, said Chief Justice.

While quoting a private airline company, Chief Justice said the management is knocking down the conditions of the national flag carrier.

Court rejects CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood Malik’s plea to continue work.

Earlier The Sindh High Court (SHC)  stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik from performing his functions as the airline’s chief executive officer.

A petition challenging Malik’s appointment as the CEO by Safdar Anjum, the general secretary of the airline’s Senior Staff Association (SASA), was filed at the high court. The petition stated Malik did not fulfill the educational requirements of the post neither did he have any relevant experience for the job.