This file photo shows former adviser on aviation in ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s government Shujaat Azeem. - INP/File
ISLAMABAD: Former adviser on aviation in ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s government Shujaat Azeem on Wednesday rejected as baseless the allegations levelled by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar about kickbacks in the leasing of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft that had recently been seized in Malaysia.
The ex-adviser, when contacted, said he was in charge of the aviation division but the day-to-day affairs and actual running of PIA were managed by the board of directors that also undertook the acquiring of the lease of the aircraft.
FIA completes inquiry into fake pilot license case
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one private person, 40 pilots and eight government employees have been nominated in three cases
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday has completed inquiry into fake pilot license case and arrested six officers of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
According to details, one private person, 40 pilots and eight government employees have also been nominated in three cases. The agency said that pilots had received license through fake examination.
Earlier, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed had taken notice of fake licenses awarded to pilots in Pakistan and sought reply from CAA, stating that fake licenses were issued to pilots for money.
Licences of 50 out of 262 pilots cancelled, IHC told
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December 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government in its written reply submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stated licences of only 50 pilots out of 262 were cancelled, which were declared suspicious.
In a case filed by a pilot against the cancellation of his licence and termination of service, the government on Saturday submitted this reply before the IHC.
The government has also requested the court to suspend hearing till the Supreme Court delivers the final judgment on the coronavirus suo motu case because the instant matter was also linked to that one.
‘Licences of 50 out of 262 pilots cancelled’
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December 20, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government in its written reply submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has stated licences of only 50 pilots out of 262 were cancelled, which were declared suspicious. In a case filed by a pilot against the cancellation of his licence and termination of service, the government on Saturday submitted this reply before the IHC.
The government has also requested the court to suspend hearing till the Supreme Court delivers the final judgment on the coronavirus suo motu case because the instant matter was also linked to that one. The reply states that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is holding an inquiry against the bogus pilots and the criminal proceedings will possibly start soon. It also says that the aviation secretary had initially ordered an inquiry against 262 pilots whose licences were declared suspicious. However, 50 licences were found to be bogus with the remaini