FIA registers FIRs against 40 pilots, eight CAA officials
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January 30, 2021
KARACHI: After a thorough investigation and on the directives of the federal government, the Federal Investigation Agency has registered three first information reports (FIRs) against eight officials and officers of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, 40 pilots and a private person on Friday.
The cases were registered by FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle, Karachi in ‘Fake Pilot License Exam’ cases against Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA), pilots and private persons.
According to a statement issued by FIA, the exams were conducted either on public holidays, for example, Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Eid Holidays, weekends or after office hours. Intriguingly some of the exams of the pilots’ were conducted when they were conducting domestic or international flights.
FIRs registered against 40 pilots, 8 CAA officials
National
January 30, 2021
KARACHI: After a thorough investigation and on the directives of the federal government, the Federal Investigation Agency has registered three first information reports (FIRs) against eight officials and officers of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, 40 pilots and a private person on Friday.
The cases were registered by FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle, Karachi in ‘Fake Pilot License Exam’ cases against Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA), pilots and private persons.
According to a statement issued by FIA, the exams were conducted either on public holidays, for example, Eid Milad-un-Nabi, Eid Holidays, weekends or after office hours. Intriguingly some of the exams of the pilots’ were conducted when they were conducting domestic or international flights. Three FIRs No. 06/2021, 07/2021 and 08/2021 were lodged against 40 pilots out of 50 recommended by the government, eight government offic
RAWALPINDI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has completed an inquiry into ‘dubious’ licences of commercial pilots and registered three cases against 40 pilots, eight officials of the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CCA) licencing branch and a private person and arrested six persons allegedly involved in the dubious pilot licences scam.
Among those arrested by the FIA’s corporate crime circle, Karachi, are a pilot and five officials of the CAA’s licencing branch. Efforts are being made by the FIA to arrest the remaining accused.
Those arrested are: Khalid Mehmood, acting additional director, licencing branch, CAA; Faisal Manzoor Ansari and Asif-ur-Haq, senior joint directors, licensing branch; Mohammad Mahmood Hussain, additional director, licencing branch; Abdul Raees, senior superintendent of HR-licencing branch; and pilot Mohammad Saqlain Ali.