PIA management is moving forward with its plan to cut the existing workforce by half and shift the head office of the national flag carrier from Karachi to Islamabad. AFP/File
AMID a sense of fear and insecurity that has prevailed among thousands of employees, the Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) management is moving forward with its plan to cut the existing workforce by half and shift the head office of the national flag carrier from Karachi to Islamabad despite the fact that it needs the parliament’s nod before taking any such step, it has emerged.
While the PIA management has its own reasons to justify the relocation of the head office and downsizing, current and former employees paint a grim picture of the state of affairs in the airline where even the country’s premier spy agency is being used as a tool to silence dissenting voices.
Sindhis, Balochs to lose jobs as Pakistan International Airlines head office relocating to Islamabad ANI | Updated: Jan 01, 2021 05:42 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 1 (ANI): With Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) implementing its decision to cut the existing workforce by half and shift the head office of the national carrier from Karachi to Islamabad by January end but the current and former officials view the entire development as a move to sack the maximum number of staffers particularly those living in Sindh and Balochistan.
Despite the fact that PIA requires the Parliament s approval for relocation. But the employees are considering the decision as politically motivated by the Imran Khan government. This is quite obvious when even the country s premier spy agency is being used as a tool to silence dissenting voices.
The PIA has decided to remove four ATR aircraft from its current fleet of 30 due to an “expensive lease” arrangement. File photo
KARACHI: While the Pakistan International Airlines is set to acquire more planes as part of its business plan, it has decided to remove four ATR aircraft from its current fleet of 30 due to an “expensive lease” arrangement.
One of the four ATR aircraft was sent to Johannesburg from Karachi on Saturday, while the remaining three would soon be sent to the firms from which the national flag carrier had acquired them on dry lease.
The PIA’s fleet comprises 12 Boeing 777s, 11 Airbus A-320s and seven ATRs.