Pakistan government cancels licenses of 50 pilots
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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2020, 03:04 PM IST
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The issue of fake licences surfaced in the wake of the tragic crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in Karachi on May 22, killing 97 people, when Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan told the media that 260 of the country s 860 active pilots had either fake licences or had cheated in their exams.
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Islamabad: The Pakistan government has cancelled the licences of 50 pilots for flying with fake credentials and authorities will probe how they obtained the certificates through unfair means, the country s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has informed a top court here.
Pakistan cancels licenses of 50 pilots after scrutiny
Pakistan cancels licenses of 50 pilots after scrutiny
ISLAMABAD : The federal government in Pakistan informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday that as per the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the authorities after reviewing the licenses of all 860 commercial pilots in the country decided to cancel 50 of those licenses.
The pilots have been working for the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines(PIA) as well as other Pakistani private and foreign airlines, according to a report filed by the Additional Attorney General Tariq Mehmood Khokhar in response to a petition filed by pilot Syed Saqlain Haider, whose credentials have been found to be fake, Dawn reported.
Pakistan govt cancels licences of 50 pilots
The issue of fake licences surfaced in the wake of the tragic crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in Karachi on May 22, killing 97 people, when Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan told the media that 260 of the country s 860 active pilots had either fake licences or had cheated in their exams. December 20, 2020 1:48:24 pm
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The Pakistan government has cancelled the licences of 50 pilots for flying with fake credentials and authorities will probe how they obtained the certificates through unfair means, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has informed a top court here.
Pakistan terminates licences of 50 pilots for flying with fake credentials
Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan told the media that 260 of the country s 860 active pilots had either fake licences or had cheated in their exams
PTI | December 20, 2020 | Updated 16:27 IST
The Pakistan government has cancelled the licences of 50 pilots for flying with fake credentials (Photo- Reuters)
The Pakistan government has cancelled the licences of 50 pilots for flying with fake credentials and authorities will probe how they obtained the certificates through unfair means, the country s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has informed a top court here.
The issue of fake licences surfaced in the wake of the tragic crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in Karachi on May 22, killing 97 people, when Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan told the media that 260 of the country s 860 active pilots had either fake licences or had cheated in their exams.
Pakistan government cancels fake licenses of 50 pilots ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 04:35 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 21 (ANI): Pakistan government have cancelled the licences of 50 commercial pilots following an inquiry in the malpractice during examination process for licences of pilots.
The federal government has informed the Islamabad High Court that to meet the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, the authorities have reviewed licences of all 860 commercial pilots and, after thorough scrutiny, cancelled 50 of them, Dawn reported.
According to a report filed by Additional Attorney General Tariq Mehmood Khokhar, the pilots were working for the national flag carrier as well as other Pakistani private and foreign airlines.