Lahore, 15th January: A PIA plane has been detained in Malaysia for non-payment of dues.
Baaghi TV: According to reports, PIA’s Boeing 777 has been seized at the Kuala Lumpur Airport due to a legal dispute.
After the Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) Boeing 777 in Malaysia got seized, there is a demand for the resignation of Aviation Minister.
According to a report by Baaghi TV, Information Secretary PPP Shazia Atta Marri has said that the seizure of a PIA plane in Malaysia is a great disgrace to the country.
تبدیلی سرکار کا ایک اور کارنامہ!
طیارہ قبضے میں لینا ملک کی بدنامی کا باعث بنا ہے۔
نام نہاد تبدیلی سرکار کے باعث دنیا بھر میں پاکستان کی جگ ہنسائی ہو رہی ہے۔ https://t.co/S7zLQPlwtG
— Shazia Atta Marri (@ShaziaAttaMarri) January 15, 2021
Shazia Marri said that it is shameful for the government not to pay the dues of the aircraft. It is proving that the incompetent Prime Minister is indifferent to the affairs of the country.
Marri further said that Aviation Minister should resign after admitting criminal negligence and a conspiracy is being hatched to destroy and defame PIA and seize its assets.
It should be noted that the PIA’s Boeing 777 plane has been seized by the local authorities at Kuala Lumpur Airport for non-payment of the due lease.
PIA spokesman stated that a PIA plane had been seized in Malaysia on a court’s order. In this case, a case of PIA and one party is pending in a British court.
He also said that the seizure of the plane in Malaysia is an unfortunate incident and that the PIA is trying to resolve this issue at the government level.
According to reports, after the plane was seized, passengers disembarked from the plane. The 18-member PIA staff now has 14 days to quarantine.
Officials have informed that alternative arrangements have been made to transport the passengers from Kuala Lumpur to Islamabad. According to information, 167 passengers from Gulf countries will leave for Islamabad at 8 pm.
The passengers will reach Islamabad on Saturday morning. Facilities are being provided to all passengers at Kuala Lumpur Airport.
As per sources, PIA has leased two planes from Vietnam Airlines. An action has been taken on non-payment of dues of the leased planes.
Pakistan’s leading journalist and anchorperson, Mubasher Lucman, also tweeted on his Twitter account about the sad incident.
#PIA 777 confiscated in Malaysia for non payment of dues. What a sad and depressing day for our aviation industry
— Mubasher Lucman (@mubasherlucman) January 15, 2021
He wrote, “#PIA 777 confiscated in Malaysia for non-payment of dues. What a sad and depressing day for our aviation industry.”
It is to be noted that Pakistan Aviation Industry and its famous international airline, PIA, have been under criticism since last year after, a PIA aeroplane crashed in Karachi.
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