Fawad Ch chides Mushahidullah for demanding to reinstate PIA pilots
The information minister said that advocacy of the PIA pilots is against Parliament's dignity.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Wednesday lashed out at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Mushahidullah Khan for demanding to reinstate Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilots sacked in fake degree case.
In a tweet, the information minister said that advocacy of the PIA pilots is against Parliament’s dignity, adding that this kind of attitude has caused downfall to nation during the last decade.
Earlier, PIA had sacked 50 cabin crew members and three pilots for holding fake degrees. The spokesperson of the airlines said that the action was taken on the instructions of the Supreme Court.
An interim report was submitted to the bench by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The top court had also directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of degree verification and submit the final report on the matter.
The national flag carrier had also been allowed to hire pilots on contract basis.
