PIA flight operations across country wind down as employees killed in Karachi clash

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Re: PIA flight operations across country wind down as employees killed in Karachi cla

@Jolie

I don’t know why PIA has become synonymous with PPP. This is what some people’s darling party PMLN recently did, but as usual not a single word of condemnation and ‘moral outrage’ will be uttered for PMLN - the ultimate ruling party of present and future.

PML-N govt hired 1,000 workers in overstaffed PIA

I am risking arguing with you… but…

1. There is a difference between hiring by a government and hiring during a government’s tenure. There is almost a consensus (even in the article you posted) that PPP hires people into PIA (and other nationalized organizations) to buy votes. Selling government jobs is also a lucrative business, and PPP excels at it. The tradition started with so-called nationalization by Bhutto and is kept well and alive by his heirs. Listen to Arif Alvi if you don’t trust me enough.

2. The total number of PIA employees has actually reduced over recent years.

3. If PML(N) government indeed hired their supporters in PIA, they wouldn’t be so keen to privatize it.

4. Which party is most keen to keep the current setup in place?The answer should tell you which party has the most haram khors in the airline.

However, the claim that the government is trying to damage PIA before sale can hold some strength. This needs to be investigated by independent parties.

Parliament and judiciary should ensure a transparent privatization process and no one in the government (specially Mr. Abbasi) should privately benefit from the transaction.