Caretaker PM Kakar for expediting PIA privatization process

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul 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 that the 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 privatization process of the PIA. He also welcomed the new caretaker privatization minister Fawad Hasan Fawad to his team.