Supreme Court takes notice of Pakistani pilots without licences

by Tauqeer Abbas
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Shafaqna Pakistan: The Supreme Court has taken notice of reports of pilots flying planes in Pakistan without licences.

On Thursday, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed summoned a reply from the director-general of civil aviation within two weeks.

He wants to know how and why these fake licences are issued and what action is being taken against the people who issue them.

Putting passengers’ lives at risk is a major crime, said Justice Ahmed. He has also summoned the heads of PIA, Air Blue and Serene Air at next hearing.

They have been told to submit reports verifying the licences of the pilots in their employ.

Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar revealed that 54 cases of pilots with fake licences emerged after an investigation into the matter. Speaking to Parliament on Wednesday, Sarwar said show-cause notices were issued to 28 people. Nine pilots have confessed and the court is hearing cases against 18 others, he claimed. “We will no longer allow political hirings.”

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