LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday constituted a committee to work out the restructuring, reformation and revival of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
PM Sharif chaired a meeting to discuss the matters pertaining to the PIA. Under the leadership of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the committee would present its proposals and recommendations to the federal cabinet after Eidul Azha.
The committee would comprise Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Railway and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, Special Assistant to PM Jahanzeb Khan and federal secretary of Aviation.
The body would deliberate on different options for the restructuring and revival of the PIA.
The aviation minister briefed the prime minister about the proposed route map and reformative measures for the uplift of the national flag carrier.
The prime minister appreciated the efforts of the minister for the PIA’s revival.
He viewed that the PIA had the capacity to overcome the losses.
The meeting was told that the number of planes in the PIA fleet would have to be increased from current 27 to 49, in order to steer the airline out of the crisis.
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