ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Aviation has revealed that the educational credentials and licenses of 262 suspended pilots are authentic but irregularities have come to light in the verification process on which the licenses of 28 pilots have been revoked while 80 have been suspended. During the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation, Secretary … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has cleared the licenses of 96 Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines. The process of verification of licenses of Pakistani pilots in foreign airlines is underway and Director General (DG) Civil Aviation Authority Hassan Nasir Jami has written a letter to the Oman Civil Aviation Authority. According to the text … Read more
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif blamed Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan for banning Pakistan International Air (PIA) from other countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In a statement on the social networking site Twitter, Shehbaz Sharif said that “Ban on PIA imposed by several … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) fired 52 employees on charges of forgery or tampering with degrees, violating rules, and providing unauthorized government information to the media. According to the reports, certificates of appreciation were also given to 11 employees for their full commitment in performing their duties. Following the revelation in the National Assembly that the … Read more
While Pakistani authorities are verifying the credentials of their pilots, Malaysia’s aviation regulator says it has temporarily suspended pilots with Pakistani licenses employed by local airlines. Note that Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan had disclosed in Parliament that 262 pilots of Pakistan International Airlines had obtained ‘suspicious’ licenses, after which aviation authorities of … Read more
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi said the forensic inquiry from 2010 to 2018 revealed 236 suspicious pilots who have been suspended. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shehzad Akbar, Ali Zaidi said that the PPP was trying to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz has accused PML-N and PPP of destroying the state institutions and said that PML-N and PPP have been reaping political benefits by making political recruitments and now they are showing concerns. Talking to media, Shibli Faraz said that PIA and Pakistan Steel Mills were heavily politically … Read more
Federal Minister for Civil Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has said that the degrees of 28 pilots in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have been proved to be fake, 4 ghost pilots have been fired in recent days. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the Federal Minister for Aviation said that the lists of 148 suspected licensed … Read more
The management of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to ground 150 of its pilots. According to the details, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan revealed in the National Assembly on Wednesday that a large number of commercial pilots had obtained “suspicious licenses”. “About 150 pilots are being grounded,” PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said. He said … Read more
Federal Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, in National Assembly today, presented an initial investigation report on the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash. Speaking in the House, the minister blamed the plane’s captain, crew members, and the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) for the crash, while PIA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have also … Read more
Investigators have prepared the report in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK-8303 plane crash and will hand it over to the aviation division today (Monday). The report includes the pilot’s conversation with the air traffic controller, flight data records, CCTV footage of the landing and the cockpit voice recorder data, among other things. The PK-8303 … Read more
Hamza Shahbaz has said that Pakistan is currently facing many problems including coronavirus. According to details, Hamza Shahbaz, while expressing his views in the budget session of the Punjab Assembly, addressing the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, said that Mr. Speaker Pakistan is facing many challenges while the salaries of government employees in the budget … Read more
A 12-year-old girl injured in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash passed away on Monday (today). Maida was a resident of Malir’s Jam Kunda Goth and worked at a house in Model Colony. She was injured on May 22 when the ill-fated PK-8303 crashed in the neighbourhood. A fire broke out after the plane … Read more
Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan confirmed that it was decided to include medical experts and psychiatrists in the team investigating the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303, which crashed in a residential area near Karachi Airport. According to the details, Medical experts and psychiatrists joining the investigation team will review the history of … Read more
The final report released by the city administration on the damage caused by the plane crash in Jinnah Garden area of Model Colony on May 22 states that 18 houses were partially destroyed and 2 completely destroyed. It should be noted that the federal government has taken the responsibility of compensating the financial losses caused … Read more
Pakistan Tehreeh-e-Insaf Central Leader and Member National Assembly Aftab Siddiqui and Advisor to the Minister for Maritime Affairs Mahmood Maulvi have announced Rs 5 lakh to three domestic workers injured in a plane crash. According to the details, affected girls used to work in houses in Model Colony, a 12-year-old girl’s face is 30% affected, … Read more
Eid-ul-Fitr this year is quite different amidst the global pandemic and just days after a horrible PIA plane tragedy. Tennis star Sania Mirza took to social media to express her sympathies on the current situation of the country and remembers plane crash martyrs just before two days of Eid. Taking to Facebook, she wrote a lengthy emotional … Read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has condoled to Shah Mehmood Qureshi over the unfortunate PIA plane crash mishap. In a message to his Pakistani counterpart, Wang Yi expressed deep sorrow and sympathies to the families of the deceased. He said the Chinese people are firmly standing together with the Pakistani people at this sad moment. … Read more
Airbus team arrives Karachi today (Monday) to investigate the cause of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane PK-8303 crash which took place on Friday. Around 97 passengers including the crew members lost their lives and only two survived miraculously in the plane crash which took place in Karachi’s Model Colony area. However, no resident of … Read more
Leading Pakistani actor Faysal Qureshi advised all Muslims to celebrate Eid. According to details, actor and host of Khush Raho Pakistan on BOL Network Faysal Qureshi in his message on social networking site, Twitter said that Eid should be celebrated with simplicity but it must be celebrated. Amidst this pandemic and recent tragic incident, Allah's instruction … Read more
PIA CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik says that Eids will continue to come but serving the family is the first priority, we want to do our part in this difficult time. Regarding the victims of the plane crash, Arshad Malik said that the dead bodies of 14 martyrs have been handed over to their families … Read more
The investigation team received the names of 11 experts from the aircraft manufacturer Airbus today (May 24). According to the details, a team of Airbus experts from France along with Pakistan’s investigation team will visit the plane crash The sources said that a team of French experts will take the plane’s engine and black box … Read more
Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Siraj ul Haq while expressing concern over the PIA plane crash said that no one has accepted responsibility for such a big tragedy. According to details, after the Eid prayers, while talking to the media, Siraj ul Haq criticized the government and said that Imran Khan always demanded the resignation of the … Read more
Sindh Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho has criticized the Governor of Sindh and asked him to refrain from making such statements without any information. According to details, responding to Sindh Governor’s statement regarding DNA, Provincial Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho said that Governor Sindh should refrain from making such statements without information. Azra Pechuho said … Read more
Two members of the PIA crew, Captain Sajjad Gul and flight attendant Farid Ahmed, who were martyred in a plane crash in Karachi two days ago, were buried in Lahore today (May 24). According to details, the bodies of pilot Capt. Sajjad Gul, flight officer Farid Ahmed and a female passenger Farwa Ali, who were … Read more
Pakistani singer Zoheb Hassan was supposed to travel in the ill-fated PIA plane that crashed on Friday at Karachi’s Model Colony area. Zoheb Hassan said on Saturday that he almost boarded on the PK-8303 aircraft but missed by a whisker. Nazia Hassan’s brother, Zoheb in a Facebook post said that how he had planned to … Read more
Queen Elizabeth is much saddened to hear the great loss of PIA plane crash and has condoled with President Arif Alvi and the families of martyrs in the PK-8303 crash. In a statement posted on the Royal Family’s official Twitter account, the Queen said she and Prince Phillip were saddened by the news. “We send our … Read more
CEO Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Arshad Malik on Saturday said that I am obliged to provide all the documents that will be requested for investigation regarding plane crash incident. CEO Arshad Malik while briefing media said that I will present whoever is held responsible for the incident which claimed 97 lives with 2 survivors. DNA … Read more
