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LAHORE: A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC), seeking constitution of a judicial commission for a fair investigation into the recent PIA Flight 8303 crash.
Petitioner Arsalan Raza Naqvi and others, dissatisfied over the inquiry being carried out by an investigation board, alleged that the panel was under the influence of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). They said this meant there would be no impartial investigation.
They stated that the pilots were also of the view that the onus of the incident would be put on the shoulders of their colleague who lost his life in the aircraft crash.
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They said criminal proceedings should be initiated against those found guilty in the proposed judicial commission’s report. The petitioners made respondents a CAA official, air traffic control director and other officials, including those of airlines.
They contended that in the last 50 years, around 20 accidents had taken place and 1,000 passengers had lost their lives. On the other hand, there were 43 airlines across the world in which no such incident had been reported.
They contended that the country’s airlines were also charging exorbitant fares in the garb of coronavirus but the required facilities were not given to the passengers.
They contended that airlines, including the PIA, seemed reluctant on following CAA’s SOPs regarding flights and the authority also seemed reluctant to properly check the aircraft.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2020.
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