SWAT: Civil society has urged the federal government and Supreme Court of Pakistan to take of Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) overcharging amid coronavirus.
Sardar Waqar Shehzad Advocate – Social Activist from Swat – has urged the authorities to take notice of the higher charges by the PIA from the overseas Pakistanis who want to return to their homeland due to coronavirus pandemic.
Talking to media today (Sunday), Sardar Waqar Shehzad claimed that PIA has received more than double charges to bring back the overseas Pakistanis from abroad amid coronavirus. “The carrier is also very cruel to the overseas Pakistanis,” he added.
The social activist demanded an inquiry in this regard and said that those responsible should be punished by setting up a Judicial Commission. “Pakistanis living abroad, mostly in the Gulf countries and belonging to the working class, have contributed their best for the prosperity of the country.
He said that Pakistanis living abroad send their hard-earned money to Pakistan in the form of foreign exchange, so during the recent pandemic, it was the responsibility of the PIA and the government to repatriate Pakistanis abroad without any charges.
Sardar Waqar Shehzad Advocate maintained that the government has not fulfilled its promise of an Islamic welfare state which is reprehensible.
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