KARACHI, Nov 01 (NNI): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which is
facing acute financial crisis these days, has received Rs550 million
from the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
In this connection, the ministry officials have handed a cheque to the
airline’s representative.
Sources said that the ministry had to pay the amount to the airline
under the head of Hajj flight operation.
But since the post of secretary in the ministry had been lying vacant
since the transfer of Dr. Aftab Ahmed Durrani to the Ministry of
Interior on September 18, it could not make payments to different
airlines, they disclosed.
Sources further said that the national flag carrier had paid 95 per cent
of the total amount, while the remaining five per cent was paid in the
last few days.
They revealed that the PIA had to suffer a loss of over Rs8 billion due
to the cancellation of 340 flights in 11 days on account of non-supply
of fuel. NNI
