FIA to Investigate Corruption in Delay of Payments by Airlines to PSO for Jet Fuel

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According to DAWN News channel, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is going to investigate corruption by high ranking PIA officials that caused delay or non-payment of dues to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) for jet fuel purchased by the airline.

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According to following news report, FIA is investigating dealings between PSO and defunct Hajvairy Airlines.

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Sindh on the recommendations of the Zonal Board has initiated inquiries against the former officials of PSO and airlines.

The spokesman for the FIA Sindh said an inquiry against the then management of PSO including Mian Muhammad Farid (ex-MD), H A Zuberi (Ex-Marketing Manager-Aviation), J N W Ansari (Ex MD) and the then GM Special Business (PSO), A R Mithani (Ex GM Finance PSO) and Tauqeer Sultan Awan (Chairman and CEO) Hajvairy Airline has been initiated against them.

The management of PSO and Chairman and CEO of Hajvairy Airline in collusion and connivance of each other, allegedly incurred losses to the tune of Rs81.6 million, to the national exchequer by executing faulty agreements against the supply of aviation fuel and acted beyond the terms of agreements which resulted into default in the payment of dues to the PSO.

Source: The News

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Hajvairy Airlines Ilyushin Il-86 (RA-86113) at Karachi Airport on August 26, 1993 - Copyright Umar Anis

Why did it take so long to investigate decades old dealings between officials of PSO and Hajvairy Airlines?

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