PIA steward goes missing from Toronto hotel
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter
Published
July 8, 2020
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RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines flight steward went missing from his hotel after arriving in Toronto, Canada, by a flight carrying passengers from Islamabad.
PIA steward Yasir disappeared from the hotel he was staying in after reaching Toronto on PIA flight PK-781.
The flight steward was found missing from his hotel when the airline’s senior staff contacted him on Monday.
He reportedly replied that he was going to another city and after that his cell phone remained switched off.
The PIA station manager in Toronto informed the Toronto airport authorities that Yasir had gone to another city.
The PIA management has taken notice of the incident and launched an investigation.
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Vijay
Jul 08, 2020 09:54am
Do not worry about him, I think he will apply for asylum in Canada.
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KB
Jul 08, 2020 10:00am
Keep going PIA
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NK
Jul 08, 2020 10:07am
He may be the fake looking this opportunity to escape for a new country.
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Chrís Dăń
Jul 08, 2020 10:07am
To find another job with another fake degree!!!
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citizen
Jul 08, 2020 10:07am
On more special feather in the cap of PIA...
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Anti-Corruption
Jul 08, 2020 10:19am
Probably looking for asylum
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jenice
Jul 08, 2020 10:27am
Cheap asylum tactics
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Katora
Jul 08, 2020 10:31am
Illegal immigrant
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Taimur
Jul 08, 2020 10:36am
And IK was claiming that after PTI government Pakistan will be heaven for jobs and people will return to Pakistan.
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Chacha
Jul 08, 2020 10:57am
What’s going on, anything good?
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King
Jul 08, 2020 11:00am
It's very strange shameful !!
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Syed A. Mateen
Jul 08, 2020 11:01am
All senior or junior employees working for PIA for ages are very much mentally disturbed that when would authorities terminate their services, despite having geniune degrees.
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Brownman
Jul 08, 2020 11:12am
Shut down PIA. International embarrassment.
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Amandeep Singh Bagga
Jul 08, 2020 11:23am
@Chrís Dăń, Axactly!
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CU
Jul 08, 2020 11:30am
Its probably something routine that now is being taken notice of. Stricter management finally.
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Sami
Jul 08, 2020 11:49am
May be he was visiting his relatives.
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Hammad
Jul 08, 2020 11:52am
He was a fake steward and found Canada best to live.
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Naesh
Jul 08, 2020 12:24pm
Additional feather in the cap.
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HAJI
Jul 08, 2020 12:38pm
Another feather in PIA's hat!
Bravo!
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Monsieur
Jul 08, 2020 12:56pm
given an opportunity, everybody in this country would seek a freeway out.
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venkat reddy
Jul 08, 2020 01:37pm
@Amandeep Singh Bagga, you have nailed it.
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Zak
Jul 08, 2020 01:40pm
PIA needs a total overhaul.
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riz1
Jul 08, 2020 01:46pm
Rats jumping off the ship. We need to keep some really hard bonds from every employee like the Chinese do, otherwise developed nations will not only ban our pilots but our flights too.
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Pops
Jul 08, 2020 02:02pm
He’s done a runner. He will be living as an illegal immigrant.
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Anas Iqbal
Jul 08, 2020 02:12pm
Yasir, don't take shortcuts in life.
They barely help
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K Srinivas Rao
Jul 08, 2020 02:23pm
I doubt if he was a bonafide employee of PIA.
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Sabir Shah
Jul 08, 2020 02:50pm
Was Yasir recruited on authentic documentation? Probably he knew his job is on the line.
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Zainab
Jul 08, 2020 02:59pm
Canadian immigration agency should deport him to Pakistan.
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Abbasshah
Jul 09, 2020 12:28am
PIA in turmoil??No one can fix it due to nepotistic appointment for years ??
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AZAM AKBAR
Jul 09, 2020 03:59am
Most probably PIA steward applied or is applying for asylum.
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Tarik
Jul 09, 2020 04:16am
Must have a fake degree.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad
Jul 09, 2020 03:38pm
Jumping the ship at the right time and in the right place.
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Laila
Jul 09, 2020 09:38pm
People saying he will seek asylum. I ask, on what basis?
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