Govt defends Arshad´s appointment as PIA chief
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has told the Supreme Court that the appointment of Air Marshal Arshad Malik as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Corporation was challenged before the Sindh High Court because he took strict measures against unlawful actions of the union as well as staff of the national flag carrier. In a statement before the Supreme Court, Additional Attorney General Khurram Saeed on behalf of the federal government explained that during the tenure of Mr Malik as the PIAC´s CEO the financial performance of the corporation was improved since its operating loss was reduced by 75 per cent and revenue...