PPP walks out of NA in protest against PIA privatisation
Opposition leader Khursheed Shah states that the privatisation of PIA should not proceed.
PPP walks out of NA in protest against PIA privatisation. PHOTO: FILE.
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) walked out of the National Assembly to protest against the privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Express News reported on Tuesday.
Opposition leader Khursheed Shah stated that the privatisation of PIA should not proceed.
“Whenever Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) comes into power, they go after the labourers,” Shah added.
Background
On September 12, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had directed the ministry of Privatization and Civil Aviation Division to initiate the process of privatisation for PIA with immediate effect. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister at the PM House in Islamabad. The Prime Minister gave the go-ahead for an initial phase of privatisation which will see 26% of the airline’s shares privatised. In a speech broadcast in September, Nawaz had described financially troubled state-owned enterprises including PIA as a drain on taxpayers’ money.
PPP had earlier moved an adjournment motion in the Senate seeking debate over the affairs of PIA, making it clear that it would resist any move aimed at privatising national assets.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) walked out of the National Assembly to protest against the privatisation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Express News reported on Tuesday.
Opposition leader Khursheed Shah stated that the privatisation of PIA should not proceed.
“Whenever Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) comes into power, they go after the labourers,” Shah added.
Background
On September 12, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had directed the ministry of Privatization and Civil Aviation Division to initiate the process of privatisation for PIA with immediate effect. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister at the PM House in Islamabad. The Prime Minister gave the go-ahead for an initial phase of privatisation which will see 26% of the airline’s shares privatised. In a speech broadcast in September, Nawaz had described financially troubled state-owned enterprises including PIA as a drain on taxpayers’ money.
PPP had earlier moved an adjournment motion in the Senate seeking debate over the affairs of PIA, making it clear that it would resist any move aimed at privatising national assets.