{"id":77069,"date":"2018-09-03T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T11:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=77069"},"modified":"2018-09-03T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T11:53:11","slug":"top-court-declares-appointment-of-pia-ceo-as-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=77069","title":{"rendered":"Top court declares appointment of PIA CEO as illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\">Islamabad, Sept. 3 (TNS): In a major development, the top court on Monday declared the appointment of Pakistan International Airlines\u2019 (PIA) chief executive officer illegal and suspended his role within the national carrier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 20.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 19px; height: 47px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible; width: 169px; border-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;\" title=\"fb:quote Facebook Social Plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/v2.3\/plugins\/quote.php?app_id=278477199157577&amp;channel=https%3A%2F%2Fstaticxx.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2Fr%2F0P3pVtbsZok.js%3Fversion%3D42%23cb%3Df3e249185c388d%26domain%3Dtribune.com.pk%26origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftribune.com.pk%252Ff35d4d67f0aa048%26relation%3Dparent.parent&amp;container_width=1263&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Ftribune.com.pk%2Fstory%2F1794022%2F1-supreme-court-declares-pia-ceo-appointment-illegal%2F&amp;locale=en_US&amp;sdk=joey\" name=\"f2ec0f93fd862c\" width=\"1000px\" height=\"1000px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe> Chief Justice Saqib Nisar headed the three-member bench which issued the order on Musharraf Rasool Cyan\u2019s appointment as CEO. The bench further stated that the\u00a0that the appointment violated existing rules and regulations and the suspension will be forwarded to the federal cabinet for further review.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 20.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\">In July, CJP Mian Saqib Nisar ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to investigate the appointment of Cyan as the CEO of the national flag carrier.\u00a0\u201cNAB should investigate the PIA CEO\u2019s appointment and the salary and perks offered to him,\u201d ordered the chief justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20.25pt; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in 20.25pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #212121; letter-spacing: .1pt;\">The order came after the chief justice took suo motu notice of the difficulties and protests of passengers at the Skardu airport against a four-hour delay of a PIA Skardu-Islamabad flight, alleging that the airline management had sacrificed customers\u2019 rights to favour Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) officials with an \u2018air safari\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Islamabad, Sept. 3 (TNS): In a major development, the top court on Monday declared the appointment of Pakistan International Airlines\u2019 (PIA) chief executive officer illegal and suspended his role within the national carrier. \u00a0 Chief Justice Saqib Nisar headed the three-member bench which issued the order on Musharraf Rasool Cyan\u2019s appointment as CEO. 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