PM orders expediting PIA’s privatization process

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar on Thursday directed Caretaker Minister for Privatization Fawad Hasan Fawad to oversee the process of privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and complete it on a fast track basis.

Chairing a meeting on matters related to PIA, the prime minister said process needed to be expedited urgently so as to provide a reliable service to the users and to raise the standards of the national flag carrier to match the global airline standards.

He directed all the relevant stakeholders to find an immediate solution to the matters related to the privatization.

During the meeting, the prime minister was briefed on the progress of the privatization process of PIA.

He also welcomed the new caretaker privatization minister Fawad Hasan Fawad to his team.

Meanwhile, Caretaker Commerce Minister Gohar Ijaz called on Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar here on Thursday and discussed matters relating to mutual interests.

During the meeting, the commerce minister briefed the prime minister about measures being taken to promote the country’s exports.

The prime minister directed to finalize the measures with respect to access of the domestic products to the international markets in specified period.

Moreover, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Thursday strongly condemned blast in Mastung in which several people including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah were inured.

Expressing sorrow over injuring of the JUI leader and others, the prime minister said the attack on the JUI leader was a cowardly act which he strongly condemned.

“I along with the whole nation is united against terrorism in the country,” he remarked.

He also prayed for early recovery of those injured in the incident.