3 PIA pilots sacked over fake certificates: Defence secy

ISLAMABAD: Defence Secretary Lt. Gen (retd) Asif Yasin Malik has said that three pilots of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were sacked for holding fake certificates, Geo News reported.

Speaking to media outside the Parliament House, he said that steps were being taken to prevent the national airlines from further decline.

The Secretary says 54 percent of PIA’s total income is spent on fuel purchasing while 12 percent goes in debt servicing. “PIA affairs are being run with rest of 34 percent,” he added.

Asif Yasin Malik noted that consumption of more fuel was due to use of 26-year old aircraft.

He said that Pakistan-US dialogue on Coalition Support Fund remained positive.