I’ll resign if it’ll improve PIA: Ahmad Mukhtar

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After receiving flack from senators for the near collapse situation of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar on Monday admitted failure and matters were beyond the management’s control and offered to resign if it could improve the situation. “It is true that the PIA is making losses. It is true that its officials are disrespectful to customers. If the PIA improves with my departure, let me know. I will go,” he told senators as the senate met at the parliament house.
“I am not living on the salary that I am getting as federal minister,” he added. He denied political inductions in PIA and linked the financial losses to the change in rupee-dollar parity and the policies of the previous government. He said, “In 2008, PIA suffered a Rs 34 billion loss due to change in rupee-dollar parity.” He also defended what the senators termed as the high salaries of top PIA officials, saying they were at par with market rate. He said that out of engineering department 7,000 workers, 4000 were surplus.

17 COMMENTS

  1. Would you resign from your Service industry empire if its not making profit? the answer will be big NO, you will restructure and try to fix it. You are ready to resign then do resign instead just saying it. You would resign after 4 years long to make PIA suffer, loss to Pakistan economy and poor tax payers. The prime objective to get the free dole from tax payers and then sign a new plane buying spree with heavy kick bags! then leave next generations to payback interest on loaned air crafts while you and your master will be enjoying those millions deposited in offshore accounts.

  2. what a great leader you are sir g.. you enjoyed all the perks and privileges as chairman of PIA for 04 years.. now at election time, you are offering resign.. what an idea sir g

  3. He is a person of little value or merit who has used the great offices of state to add little if anything to the wellbeing of his country. He is nothing.

  4. I think this man cant do any thing from the beginning of his post he giving ambigious statements. If he is not able he should resign dont make offers this is his moral right to resign from the post which he doesnt deserve.

  5. He said that out of engineering department 7,000 workers, 4000 were surplus. … isn't this a clue to some of the problem, fire all the surplus employees. If this is the case in the Engg Dept same might be true in all other Depts

  6. You should not just make empty statements, Mr. Mukhtar. You should act immediately, have it accepted, and then make SOLID statements.

    The nation of Pakistan has been hoodwinked for sixty-five years and now is the time to do something practical and savory for the poor people of Sindh, Punjab, Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.

    Dont worry, INSHALLAH you will not re-enter the Parliament. Salams to Pakistan

  7. He should be kicked out on the basis of such sort of irresponsible behavior.if u don’t need this job for living then u better leave it and let some one (who deserves) else handle it.u r behaving like u r doing a favor to this poor nation by keeping this post with u. This dollar-rupee parity doesn’t effect private air lines of Pakistan?y only PIA is getting screwed all the time due to such crises?don’t try to fool us and leave it as soon as possible.
    Thanks

  8. Your family rule has destroyed pakistan.
    Your brother ahmed saeed was MD PIA in Mushraf era.You arebrother in lawa of Ijaz Butt chairman PCB.
    I believe your studies in operational management from california,USA has not changed you.
    Now its up to the people of pakistan to get rid of you people with family dynasties.

  9. Big portion of interest payments has to do with the outlandish loans taken to acquire B777 aircraft. The man who made it happen was Ahmed Saeed, the Minister's brother.
    PIA revenues are mostly in foreign currency, so PKR devaluation wud make it look better, won't it?

  10. MR.AHMAD MUKHTAR IS PLAYING THE SAME DRAMA AS BEFORE DR.FIRDOUS HAD PLAYED.HE WILL GO IN THE N.A SESSON AND PLAY TOPY DRAMA AND STARTS WEEPING TO UNCOVER HIS UNCAPABILTIES AND GET GOOD PLACE IN THE EYES OF HIS MASTERS AND WILL BE ASKED AND BE HONOURED TO BE THE MINISTER OF P,I.A LOOK I AM THE EFFECTEE OF MLR NO.52 IN 1981 BY THE KANA GENREAL TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF HANGING OF ZAB.THIS IS THE REWARD TILL I AM BEARING AS JOBLESS AND FACING FINANACIAL CRISISE SINCE 1981.WHAT YOU HAVE HAVE DONE FOR ME?I WANT INSAAF NOW.

  11. He wont because this regime of PPP is shameless and have no moral values they are the worst characters a man can imagine. Bilore offers this resignation after every 15 days but never submitted it. they r simply shameless.

  12. Please resign immediately. I know you wont. You still want to make more money for yourself and your shameless leader. Any one and I mean any one can do this job better than you. Please just resign

  13. Masters do not make slaves
    Slaves make Masters
    These masters of Pakistan and the publi can not be blamed
    The nation strive to be their slave nation
    I have seen well educated people serving PIA but slaves
    Pilots skillful intelligent enough to judge but slaves

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