Ensuring safe air travel.

Byline: RAJA SHAFAATULLAH - Islamabad

There have been many fatal airline accidents in our country. Such unfortunate disasters could be a function of many reasons such as technical faults in planes human error attributed to pilots ground staff or both. It could also be poor infrastructure such as runways and control towers with up to date technology. Although after every unfortunate incident an inquiry is announced by the government no report is ever released nor are any concrete steps taken to avoid similar disasters in the future. Pilots are sluggish our airports in many cities are located dangerously close to congested populated areas and runways are not well kept.

The recent crash of the PIA plane at Karachi seems to be the negligence of the pilot as well as oversight of control tower staff. Such careless behaviour can cause hundreds of fatalities. It might be...