Fake degrees: PIA sacks more than 50 employees
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IBNS): Pakistan International Airlines on Saturday sacked over 50 employees for holding fake degrees, media reports said.
The sacked employees included pilots and cabin crew.
A statement by the national carrier said that the employees have been fired on the instructions of the Supreme Court in a fake degrees case. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar had taken notice of alleged appointment of pilots holding fake qualifications in January this year, reported Geo News.
Three pilots and 50 crew staff have been fired, the statement added.
As per Geo News report, a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar on Tuesday issued a deadline to Civil Aviation Authority till Dec 28 to complete the verifications of the degrees of its pilots.
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