236 suspected pilots suspended after forensic inquiry.  Shibli Faraz, Shahzad Akbar

ISLAMABAD (Pak News) Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi has said that a forensic inquiry has uncovered 236 suspicious pilots from 2010 to 2018 who have been suspended. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Information Minister Shibli Faraz and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability, Ali Zaidi said that the PPP was trying to bring a position that if Roosevelt Hotel in New York was being sold, there would be no such thing.

He said that there is constant consultation on all the national assets on how to make maximum profit from them so at present only consultation is taking place. The Federal Minister said that at present no one is buying a car in the United States, so it is very foolish to say that Roosevelt is selling, no one is selling. Ali Zaidi said that after the PTI government came to power, we Under his mandate, he launched an investigation into the manner in which the country's institutions were destroyed, as well as the PIA and civil aviation, which began in every industry.

"We received reports of irregularities and suspicious things and found out that there were irregularities in the licenses of some pilots," he said. Therefore, 54 such persons were immediately suspended and a detailed forensic inquiry of the entire organization was initiated. Ali Zaidi said that since 2010 a new licensing system was introduced which was computerized but did not have firewall and password protection facility, so all these irregularities took place.

He said that when the Forensic Inquiry Commission conducted a detailed investigation, it found that eight in 2010, 20 in 2011, 28 in 2012, 28 again in 2013, 12 in 2014, 25 in 2015, 39 in 2016 and 37 in 2017. 46 and 38 in 2018 and this number becomes 236 and these were the irregularities of the pilots and these were suspicious. All of these pilots were suspended when it was discovered. He said that earlier the aviation policy was renewed every year but in March 2019 a new aviation policy has come for five years. One lady is saying that it happens every 6 months and year but it used to happen in her time because every time there is renewal, there is speed money. We don't have a cycle like Speed ​​Money. Minister Ali Zaidi said that it should be made clear that any pilot who has any suspicion or fear of being involved in formalities is suspended, he is not allowed to fly the plane, our The government has a clear policy that we prioritize safety.

He said that many Pakistani pilots are also in other airlines outside the country, if there was any doubt about them, it has been clarified. He said that civil aviation has upgraded and strengthened the information technology system, made administrative reforms such as digital fingerprinting and in-camera testing, firewalls have become appropriate, independent passwords have become available for them. No one could hack.

"This is a people's government and the people have to tell who abused them in this country. We will tell them about the irregularities," he said. So it is a matter of safety and making institutions better, cleaner and more transparent.