"Our job is 98% done," Privatisation Minister Fawad Hasan Fawad said when asked about the plan to sell the airline. "The remaining 2% is just to bring it on an Excel sheet after the cabinet approves it."
PIA said air hostesses aged above 50 years should be among the crew members of flights to Canada and other international routes. This restriction aims to reduce the risk of older flight attendants slipping away as they may be more susceptible to the allure of better job prospects in these regions.
Pakistan, currently in the throes of a major economic crisis, is grappling with high external debt, a weak local currency and dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
Suspending PIA operation from Kabul, Pakistan said there was "heavy-handed" interference by Taliban authorities, including arbitrary rule changes and intimidation of staff.
The PIA plane which crashed on Friday has only two survivors -- one of whom is Bank of Punjab top executive Zafar Masud. His roots are in western Uttar Pradesh's Amroha and he belongs to the family of Kamal Amrohi of "Pakeezah" fame.
The commercial airliner A-320 was flying from Lahore to Karachi. The fate of all passengers and crew on board is unknown as yet.
Pakistani media report that the PIA aircraft which crashed was an A320 carrying close to 100 people. The aircraft crashed near a residential colony near Karachi airport.
Pakistan's passenger aircraft crashes near residential area of Karachi. Pakistani media report that the PIA aircraft which crashed was an A320 carrying close to 100 people.
The IAF said it had removed restrictions that were imposed on all routes a day after its 12 Mirage 2000s crossed over to Pakistan and attacked a JeM terrorist training camp in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
All local and international commercial flights were suspended following escalating tension between India and Pakistan.
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