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Private airlines raise their fares by almost three times as a strike by PIA employees enters its fourth day

Increased demand leads to higher prices; CCP intervenes to control airlines’ profits

Trains, buses reap profits as passengers switch to other modes of transport

At Jinnah terminal, only passengers of private airlines were seen taking flights

Trains, buses reap profits as passengers switch to other modes of transport

PIA joint action committee head records statement with police

PIA’s managers & pilots had contributed crucially to the establishment of most of the Middle Eastern national airlines

Nasser Jaffer resigned following deaths of two airline workers during anti-privatisation protests

Entity requires bold decisions to restore administrative and financial discipline

National carrier ceased all domestic and international flights on February 3 as strike by unions entered a second day

MPAs walked out of the assembly and briefly arranged a sit-in on assembly building’s stairs

All domestic and international flights of PIA remain cancelled as standoff with the government continues

Chairm­an calls it quits after three employ­ees die in firing during violen­t protes­t

Govt’s policy on PIA and petroleum prices also tops opposition’s agenda

Chairman calls it quits after three employees die in firing during violent protest

Union leaders vow to continue protest till govt reverses decision on privatisation

Opposition members deplore brutality against journalists at PIA protest

Dealing with employee unions is not exactly a picnic, but the only solution was a dialogue rather than violence

Can the Sharif's reform Pakistan? The answer in a single word is 'no'

PTI chief announces country-wide protests from February 6 onwards against 'government’s anti-people policies'

Security forces and PIA workers clash as protesters march towards Karachi airport from airline's head office

Move came on the eve of a potentially crippling strike by the national airline employees starting from today

Any airline employee taking part in the strike will lose his or her job, says Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid

Obaidullah, the secretary of the joint action committee, warned that this was just the trailer

PIA’s competitors will have a field day as passenger traffic is diverted in the event of flight disruptions

I’ve travelled on both Air India and PIA, and I have found Air India infinitely superior to PIA in about every...

They also threaten to halt flight operations from February 2 if the government will not take back its decision

Privatisation is always a controversial issue and this government is no stranger to controversy

Uproar, opposition walkouts fail to deter ruling party

Efforts to convince opposition remain fruitless during all meetings of National Assembly

Posts loss of Rs20.55b in nine months of 2015.

National flag carrier has announced after-tax-loss of Rs20.55 billion in nine months till September 2015

Reports suggest the airlines' office was ransacked, vandalised by Bajrang Dal

Dar again fails to convince opposition on privatisation of national carrier

The PIA management had zero tolerance for any kind of corruption

Agency says Ehtishamul Haq's wife is a PIA airhostess

PACCA head Nasrullah Khan Afridi says the resolution is a victory of the hard working employees

No one could enter the head office because of the protest outside

Finance minister claims government has no plan to privatise the national flag carrier

PPP’s Farhatullah Babar calls for appointment of a civilian NSA

Committee also says yes to $200m as Pakistan’s equity share in TAPI pipeline project

The employees boycotted work from 10am till 1pm

Scores of PIA employees gathered in front of the office and demanded that the government withdraw its decision

The walkouts will not be applicable on pilots and cabin crew to ensure that PIA flight operation is not affected

Major objective of the move is to set the airline free from the “clutches of bureaucracy” and government dictation

Flight no PK-760, with 220 passengers on board, was travelling from Jeddah to Lahore

Official says no legal hitch in Shujaat Azeem’s appointment

Stages walkout on privatisation ordinance and Rs40b mini-budget

Nasser Jaffer promises labour leaders of meeting with Ishaq Dar.

The law would also insulate the PIA from bureaucratic control and help it run as an autonomous corporate model