PIA grounds 141 pilots for using 'dubious licenses'.

KARACHI -- Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has grounded 141 pilots it found to have used unfair means in obtaining their professional licenses, a spokesman for the national flag carrier said on Saturday.

Abdullah Khan said the aviation ministry had issued a list identifying 262 pilots with fake/suspicious licenses, which also included 10 pilots associated with Serene Air and nine with Air Blue.

In a letter to the Aviation Ministry, PIA Chief Executive Officer Air Marshal Arshad Malik said steps were being taken for the safety of flights and passengers.

The letter also mentioned that the 141 pilots grounded by PIA include 17 who were identified for their dubious credentials by the national carrier itself around a year and a half ago.

Senior office-bearers of Pakistan Airlines Pilots Association (PALPA), including its spokesman Captain Qasim Qadir, were said to be among them, along with Captain Yahya Sandhila...

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