PIA protest: JAC delegation reaches Lahore for negotiations with govt
Govt should give staff a period of 1 year before implementing privatization move, says Sohail Baloch
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Delegation of Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) Joint Action Committee (JAC) on Wednesday reached Lahore for negotiations with the government. The delegation is being led by JAC chairman Sohail Baloch.
In a talk with the media at the airport, Baloch stated that the PIA employees were against privatization of the organization.
JAC chairman stated that the government should give the staff a period of 1 year before implementing the privatization move.
Baloch informed that the delegation would meet with Chief Minister (PM) Shahbaz Sharif and other government officials at 10 am today.
He further added that a plan alternate to privatization will be presented to the government while the option to hand over PIA to Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique was still available.
The Railways Minister has stated that a system of punishments and compensations will be implemented if he takes over the organization.
PIA s JAC had earlier announced in a press conference to end the PIA employees strike.
Baloch had informed that he will be going to Lahore to meet the Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif. He said that PIA can progress with support and leadership.
The PIA employees have been on strike for the past 8 days against privatisation. This strike has cost the nation a loss of at least 2.75 billion rupees. Due to the strike by employees, the flight operation of PIA was severely affected and passengers faced difficulties.
