WATCH: Asad Umar reportedly grills senior PIA official over incompetent staff

Umar complains about staff qualifications and directs PIA official to facilitate the passengers

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Finance Minister Asad Umar was spotted at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi reportedly grilling a senior official of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) over the phone.



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In a video posted on Twitter, Umar appears to be speaking to a senior official in the national carrier's management after he was approached by passengers complaining of PIA flight operations.


Umar reportedly complained about staff qualifications and directed the senior PIA official to provide an official to facilitate the passengers.

"Just last month I released Rs70 billion, but it seems I'm sinking it into a black hole," Umar can be heard saying while on call.

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The finance minister hung up the phone after instructing the official on call to send an employee with some experience to "deal with the situation".

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