No more privileges for PIA board members

The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published July 12, 2013

KARACHI, July 11: The board of directors of PIA announced on Thursday abolishing with immediate effect the privileges enjoyed by its present and former members.

This was decided by the board at a meeting presided over by PIA chairman and CEO Aslam Khaliq and attended by managing director Junaid Yunus, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Aviation Shujaat Azeem and board members Mian Mansha, Arif Habib, Naseer Jafer, Nazir Ahmed, Yousaf Waqar, Mohammad Ali Gardezi, Dr Waqar Masood and Sarfraz A. Rehman.

Mr Khaliq said he would serve the PIA without taking any emoluments. Besides, the board proposed abolishing free travel facility, both domestic and international, currently available to its members.

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Naveed

Jul 12, 2013 09:58am

Change begins from the very top, a step in the right direction. but who would reign in on the unruly employees of pia?

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Rustam Khan

Jul 12, 2013 10:16am

Weldone Mr. Aslam Khaliq. You have taken an excellent decision by foregoing your priveleges. Hopefully PIA will regain its lost glory under your leadership.

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Kamran Naeem

Jul 12, 2013 01:31pm

Thats good step .................. Kindly abolish the privileges given to Journalists too, Because it has been noticed that media glow fire against PIA. even at times on the word of mouth they form proper news propaganda. but still PIA is giving Journalist discount........... dont know the reason of this act. Daily 100's of tickets are issued with 50% discount by the journalists who have registered a news paper with fake figures of newpaper selling per day. Thousands of newspapers are registered on APNS and PID sites and PIA gives discount to all of them and they bite back PIA.

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Mobasher Raza

Jul 15, 2013 12:35am

Chairman and the board has led by a great example - Congartulations to them! Piolts union and other unions should also voluntarily give up some of their previlages too and more than that help the new board to eradicate corruption in all forms. Last chance for the airline to survive!!!

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