Karachi (March 31, 2018): Supreme Court ordered a bar on new appointments in the airline and also issued notices to defence minister, chairman PIA and federal government.
The hearing of the case regarding PIA privatization was conducted by three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar in Karachi Registry on Saturday.
Apex court banning on new appointments ordered that till the next hearing no appointment will be made in PIA.
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The court has sought the details of the profit earning routes which were closed in last six months. Court naming defence minister, chairman PIA and federal government as respondent issued notices for appearing before the court on next hearing.
On March 07, the federal cabinet approved privatization of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), more than two weeks after a related cabinet panel gave the go-ahead to privatize the loss-making airline.
The approval was granted during the cabinet’s weekly meeting presided over by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
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