Pakistani pilots holding fake licenses; Pakistan Aviation Minister

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan airlines continues to suffer global embarrassment after the revelation by the country's Aviation Minister, admitting that at least 262 pilots were holding fake or dubious licenses, following which a probe was initiated against the Pakistani employees, grounding pilots, engineers and putting a halt on flights coming from the country. As per sources, Kuwait Air has grounded at least seven Pakistani pilots and 56 engineers, while Qatar Airways, Oman Air and Vietnam Airlines have compiled lists of Pakistani pilots, engineers and ground staff.

Emirates airlines has also put a halt on all Pakistani airline flights, barring them from using the airports for destination and transit flights. This has been done after the Imran Khan-led government announced and notified various countries about the actions it took against the alleged 141 pilots, who have been grounded and were under investigation.

As per officials of Kuwait Air, Omar Air and Vietnam Airlines, "employees whose name are on the lists will remain grounded till a report is received from the Pakistani authorities".

Moreover, the European Union (EU) has also put a ban on Pakistani airlines. (IANS)

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