PIA has offered free air tickets to Board of Directors, Former Board of Director and their families. The matter was pointed out in Public Accounts Committee Meeting on Wednesday which is unjustified and declared against the rules.
The meeting of the Public Accounts Committee was held under the chairmanship of Noor Alam Khan. Audit officials briefed the committee that the facility of free air tickets is being given to the board of directors, former board of directors against the rules.
The chairman questioned why the facility is being provided despite the huge losses the airline is suffering. The committee directed to terminate the facility of free tickets for everyone except employees and their families that are posted abroad.
The committee chairman also expressed annoyance over the lapse of funds amounting to Rs. 1.9 billion allocated for the development of Gwadar International Airport.
The chairman said that the lapse of funds for an important project at a time when external and internal forces are trying to sabotage the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a matter of serious concern.
