ISLAMABAD-Senate Standing Committee on Aviation has mentioned that the Supreme Court docket has nothing to do with the PIA administration because it deliberated on the highest court docket’s current resolution relating to recruitment within the nationwide flag service.
Assembly of Senate Standing Committee on Aviation was held at Parliament Home on Thursday with Senator Hidayatullah within the chair.
The Senate Committee adopted the report of Sub-Committee constituted to resolve the problems of pilot licences. Senator Saleem Mandviwalla termed the Former Aviation Minister claimes of ‘faux pilots’ as an in poor health suggested and acknowledged that it has served a giant blow to PIA and the nation globally. He prompt that Civil Aviation Authority ought to resolve the matter within the ambit of its guidelines with out the interference of FIA and Court docket.
The Senate physique was briefed on the small print of flights cancelled from all airports of Balochistan within the final two months. PIA officers apprised that 49 flights had been delayed within the month of April and 9 flights had been delayed in June. Nevertheless, the delay occurred on account of monetary and crew constraints and the flights will likely be normalised after the completion of Haj operation, officers assured. Senator Saleem Mandviwalla prompt that PIA ought to interact personal airways in order that the passengers could possibly be accommodated. The Committee really useful the PIA to draft a viable flight plan for Balochistan and determined to ask the personal airways within the subsequent assembly.
Whereas deliberating on the Supreme Court docket current resolution which granted nationwide service to recruit 205 expert staff, PIA officers knowledgeable that Supreme Court docket has allowed PIA to recruit cabin crew, IT professionals and 80 pilots on the contract of 1 yr.
The officers acknowledged that the main obstacle lies in Supreme Court docket resolution is {that a} price of 15,000 to 20,000 {dollars} incurred on the preliminary eight to 10 months coaching of pilots and there’s no authorized binding which barred the pilots from becoming a member of different airways after the preliminary contract of 1 yr. The Senate Committee maintained that Supreme Court docket has nothing to do with the administration of PIA and directed the PIA to share the court docket resolution with the committee within the subsequent assembly.
Furthermore, the committee expressed dissatisfaction on the small print of staff submitted by the PIA. The chairman Committee directed that full particulars with expertise and current posting of staff ought to be submitted within the subsequent assembly.
Along with that, Senate Committee taken up the matter of PIA staff appointment on faux levels. FIA officers apprised that Challans in 15 instances towards the 260 nominated staff have been submitted, nonetheless, the Particular Committee on Affected Workers has directed for the withdrawal of instances. Chairman Committee Senator Hidayatullah maintained that staff bearing faux levels shouldn’t be spared at any price and the advice of standing committee ought to be applied.
Senator Dr. Afnan Ullah Khan inquired in regards to the variety of lively pensioners drawing pension from Pakistan Worldwide Airline Company (PIAC) and the way a lot pension is being given to widows of staff. PIA officers apprised that as of now, 15,000 staff are drawing pension out of which 5,000 are widows who’ve been paid 2 to three,000 each month. The Committee really useful that pension of widow ought to be elevated from 2 to five,000 as the present quantity just isn’t suffice for the maintainability of the household.
The assembly was attended by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, Senator Umer Farooq, Senator Dr.Afnan Ullah Khan and senior officers of Ministry of Aviation, PIA and FIA.