The government on Tuesday deferred tabling a bill privatising Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in a joint session of parliament for three weeks.
A committee comprising 10 members made of government and opposition members will be constituted in order to redraft the bill and address opposition concerns in three weeks
According to opposition, no PIA staff should be laid off during the process, and their pensions and benefits should not be affected, and the treatment of the national flag carrier’s assets should be clearly defined.
The move comes just a day after the government was unable to get opposition leaders on board during a briefing regarding privatisation of the national flag carrier.
The opposition also maintained that if the bill was presented in parliament in the current state, they would oppose and boycott it.
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