Pakistan

Nawaz tasks four member committee to look into PIA affairs

The meeting detailed the challenges being faced by PIA and sought to identify ways those challenges could be met.

APP June 14, 2013

A committee is being formed to address the issues and challenges being faced by PIA. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday constituted a four-member committee to work on the restructuring and reformation of the national flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

The decision was taken at a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office and was chaired by Nawaz himself.

The meeting detailed the challenges being faced by PIA and sought to identify ways those challenges could be met.

Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Advisor on Aviation Captain Shujaat Azeem, Shaukat Fayyaz Ahmed Tarin and Naveed Malik were nominated as the members of the newly-formed committee.

The Prime Minister directed the committee to come up with proposals and recommendations for the airlines in the next meeting.

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khakan Abbasi were also present.