Why was PIA made to crash, asks Sherry Rehman - Press Release issued by Pakistan People's Party.

Karachi -- July 01, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Pakistan People's Party (PPP)

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Talking about the fake pilot licenses issue, the Parliamentary leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman questioned, "Why was the PIA 8303 crash report not discussed when the pilot's license was not even dubious? The federal government has crashed the entire airlines and now we are getting cancellations from all over the world. Not all pilots were involved in this fiasco as most of our competent pilots and the aviation industry are now facing a risk to their career and livelihoods. This issue has raised questions on PIA's performance and Pakistan's brand but unfortunately we are not getting the answers from the federal government".

"From the past one year, with intervals of few months, we have been saying that this entire license issue should be investigated in a thorough and transparent manner. You did not investigate nor did you take action, instead you are putting the blame on someone else and crashing PIA yourself. Is it not that this has been done intentionally and to avoid the safety warnings being given from the past one year?" she asked.

She added, "Now that the entire airline has been crashed, can the federal government please tell us why this has been...

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