The PIA mess

PIA is in a mess. It is an organisation where indiscipline runs amok, those involved in irregularities get promotions, merit is violated and non-professionals are made executives. Its pilots go on strikes frequently while the airline’s losses keep on rising. Half of its fleet is grounded because of bad decisions. It is mandatory for PIA’s management to conform to the rules and universally accepted corporate ethics. It has been driven to bankruptcy due to its executives not conforming to the conflict of interests rule.
There are an estimated 200-plus employees in this overstaffed organisation who have submitted fake degrees, yet they are preferred by the management for promotions, foreign postings and executive assignments. Another 600 are ghost employees who seldom come to its head office. PIA’s obituary seems to be planned. The irony is that its unions are busy making unacceptable demands instead of realising the gravity of the situation. They should demand transparent privatisation so that PIA can rebound to its past glory.
G Zaman
Peshawar