The Federal Cabinet has established a committee to investigate financial losses to the National Treasury after the 2020 statement of former Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan in Parliament on pilots with doubtful licenses, arose on Tuesday.
In June 2020, during a parliamentary session, Khan declared that the investigations had revealed more than 262 of the 860 active pilots in the country had false licenses or had deceived in their exams.
According to a notification of the Cabinet Secretariat, seen by Dawn.com Today, the newly formed committee “will evaluate the financial losses incurred by the National Treasury due to the irresponsible declaration” by Khan in 2020.
The committee “will evaluate the reputation damage caused to the country and [the Pakistan International Airlines] Due to this irresponsible statement. “
The Seven Members Committee will be chaired by Defense Minister Khawaja Asif as the call. It will also include the Minister of Law and Justice, the Minister of Finance and Income, the Secretaries of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Law and Justice, the CEO of PIA and the General Director of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The committee is expected to present its reports to the cabinet within four weeks, according to notification.
In January, a cabinet meeting on Khan’s comments was reported and how they were “irresponsible and exaggerated.”
Consequently, according to a press conference from the office of the Prime Minister, the federal cabinet had approved the formation of an investigation committee to review the declaration and its financial consequences.
According to Khan’s statement in 2020, the pilots included 141 of Pakistan Pia, nine from Air Blue and 10 of Serene Air, while the rest was affiliated with flying clubs, rented plane services or foreign air lines.
Shortly after his revelation, he announced that pilots whose credentials may have been falsified would be based immediately, research pending.
After that, the federal government said an investigation into the matter was in progress. In November of that year, Khan said he remained in his initial statement.
“All 262 pilots received the right of personal hearing and measures were taken against 82 pilots,” said former Aviation Minister, added that nothing was unfairly done.
