Observing Pakistan by Pakistan, Our Stories

Image source: Getty Images.  The news of fake pilot licenses is all over the internet, and things could not get much worse when even Vietnam grounds Pakistani pilots , the United Arab Emirates suspend flights from Pakistan, I nternational AirTraffic Association (IATA) shows grave concern, following the 6-month long ban from European Union the United Kingdom also suspends flights from Pakistan for the same duration. Everything seems to be falling apart for Pakistani aviation sector after the country’s aviation minister stated while in the parliament that every 1 out of 3 pilots in Pakistan holds a fake license, as the initial investigation of PIA’s A320 crash reveals the reason for the crash to be pilot’s error. What’s more disturbing is the fact that it is just not the semi-Government airline that is guilty of hiring pilots with ‘fake’ licenses, the private airlines in the country are equally responsible. Here is a list that shows how troubling the entire saga is: Image credits