Karachi traders interested in acquiring PIA: Governor Tessori

Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, Karachi traders, Pakistan International Airlines, PIA

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Sunday revealed that Karachi traders have shown interest in acquiring Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), ARY News reported.

Speaking with ARY News, Tessori said that the Karachi traders have discussed the development of the PIA privatization process with him.

“The traders in Karachi want the PIA to be handed to them for a year. They are serious about launching a new airline,” the Sindh Governor added.

According to Kamran Tessori, he proposed naming the new airline ‘PK,’ representing Pakistan and Karachi, respectively.

Further, he welcomed the Punjab government’s potential project to launch an airline namely, “Air Punjab.”

According to Governor Tessori, the launching of new airlines will create job opportunities in the country.

Read more: No objection to provinces’ bid to buy PIA: Aleem Khan

His statement came days after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government expressed interest in participating in the PIA privatization bidding.

According to details, the KP Investment Board wrote to Federal Minister for Privatization Abdul Aleem Khan, expressing its intention to submit a bid.

A day earlier, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif said that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz advised him to buy Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and rebrand it ‘Air Punjab.’

In a statement, Nawaz Sharif said, “Maryam sought advice from me, asking if we should take over the PIA and make it a brand new airline.”

Meanwhile, the final bidding process for the PIA privatization saw just one bid of Rs10 billion ($36 million) for a 60% stake in the national flag carrier.

The government had pre-qualified six groups in June, but only real-estate development company Blue World City participated in the bidding process, placing a bid that was below the government-set minimum price of Rs85 billion.



from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/hBtkjYy
https://ift.tt/QGTAW7O

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Punjab CM election case: Coalition govt decides to boycott Supreme Court bench

Image
ISLAMABAD: The coalition government on Monday decided to boycott the current three-member Supreme Court bench which is hearing the case pertaining to the Punjab CM. Chief of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and Jamiat Ulema e Islam-F (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the PDM demanded full court hearing of the case related to Punjab CM election. […] The post Punjab CM election case: Coalition govt decides to boycott Supreme Court bench appeared first on BOL News . from BOL News https://ift.tt/Omq7tG2 https://ift.tt/9cFUoLG
Read more

Karachi police to probe DIG Azfar Mahesar’s son’s viral firing videos

Image
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar ordered an inquiry after Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) East Azfar Mahesar’s son Asher’s aerial firing videos went viral on social media, ARY News reported. Earlier, video footage showed DIG Azfar Mahesar’s son brandishing different kinds of weapons and resorting to aerial firing in several videos posted on social media. Asher was seen in different locations, sometimes in a moving car, relentlessly conducting aerial firing. Speaking to ARY News, Lanjar said that he has ordered Karachi police to do a forensic examination of the videos and initiate action against DIG Mahesar if he is found guilty in the case. Read more: Caught on camera: Heavy aerial firing by ‘students’ near Seaview Soon after the videos circulated, Karachi police said that it had filed a complaint with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate the matter. According to police, some of the videos were old and were edited, however, an inquiry has
Read more

CJCSC addresses participants of 53rd PN Staff Course

Image
RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza on Thursday visited Pakistan Navy War College Lahore and addressed the participants of the 53rd PN Staff Course. According to a press statement issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), the CJCSC expressed his views on the armed forces’ efforts in confronting the multifaceted conventional and non-conventional challenges. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza said that the Pakistan Navy has always fulfilled the expectations for the protection of maritime borders. “The Pakistan Navy has a proud history of bravery and sacrifices for the motherland,” the CJCSC added. Earlier upon arrival, General Sahir Shamshad Mirzaki was welcomed by Commander Rear Admiral Azhar Mahmood. On the occasion, the CJCSC also laid floral wreaths and offered Fateha at the martyr’s monument. Read More: CJCSC, Turkish Army chief reaffirm expanding strategic ties Earlier on April 18, Chief of the Turkish General Staff
Read more