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
A pilot and five officers of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have been arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for allegedly having fake pilot licenses.
The FIA has summoned the Director Licensing CAA, Naeem Iqbal, to its office and has directed him to come with the complete data of licenses.
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The FIA’s corporate crime circle had investigated the issuance of fake pilot licenses and had arrested six employees of the CAA in connection with it. The suspects had allegedly been issued dubious Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Airport Transport Pilot Licenses (ATPL) after fake pilot license examinations.