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Photo Gallery of PIA's Finest Men and Women

Flight Services Officer S.A.T. Bukhari

Flight Services Officer S.A.T. Bukhari  (Copyright © Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi)

This rare photo from February 1964 shows Prime Minister of People's Republic of China Zhou Enlai - a great international statesman & friend of Pakistan - flying aboard a PIA Boeing 720-040B jetliner. Seen with Premier Enlai as VIP cabin crew members are (from left) Flight Service Officer S.A.T. Bukhari, Flight Purser Razi and Flight Steward H.Q. Khanoo who retired as Customer Service Officer


Air Hostess Arjumand Ahmad

Air Hostess Arjumand Ahmad  (Copyright © Arjumand Ahmad)

Early 1960s photo taken during a party given in honour of Pam American World Airways executive Mr. Johnston (sitting in centre) at PIA Ground Training School. At that time though an agreement signed between Pan American and PIA, the catering and flight services personnel of PIA were trained by Pan American instructors. Seen in this photo are: Standing from left - Ehsan Abbasi, Kemal Rafi, Zia-ur-Rab holding in his arms Pan American Air Hostess and PIA cabin crew trainer Chausie Fountainer, Alam, Haroon-ur-Rasheed, Mirza and Mehboob who later became General Manager Flight Service in Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Standing from left - Salman, Akhtar Khan, Arjumand Ahmed, Johnston, Mani Alam, Naseem Feroze and Khalida Akhtar Khan



Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi

Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi  (Copyright © Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi)

Participants of Basic Sales & Reservations Class Passed out in March 1967. Seen in photo (Standing from left) Syed Nasrullah Hussain, Retired as District Manager, (5th from left) Arif Ahmad Khan Retired as General Manager Cargo, (6th from left) Anwar Siddiqi, retired as Manager Cargo, (7th from left - at back) Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi, retired as  Customer Service Officer, (8th from left)Mansoori, (9th from left) Afsar Wahaj, retired as Ticket Office Manager Karachi, (13th from left) Iqbal 14, (14th from left) Shafiq-ul-Islam. (Sitting on chairs - from left) Sabiha  Saboohi, Iftikhar Ahmad Tanveeri Instructor, Sales/ Reservations, F.U. Jan retired as Director Corporate Affairs, Kishwar. (Sitting in front) Abrar, retired as Station Manager Chitral, (3rd from left) Rizwan H. Osmani, (4th from left) Najmi, (5th from left) Jaffer. This photograph was taken by Nayyer Mehfooz Khan who later joined Police and retired after serving as Deputy Inspector General Police and Director Administration Federal Investigation Agency


Abdul Hayee

Abdul Hayee  (Copyright © Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi)

Early 1960s group photo showing pioneers of PIA Flight Service Department. Seen in the photo are (from left) Flight Purser Talha, M. M. Alam (retired as Manager Flight Service), Adil A. Khan (retired as Manager Flight Service), Abdul Hayee (retired as General Manager Flight Service), Wing Commander (Rt) C. S. Khan, a Flight Purser from East Pakistan, Flight Service Officer Saeed A. Khan and Flight Service Officer Mehboob who later became General Manager Flight Service in Biman Bangladesh Airlines


Flight Purser Adil A. Khan

Flight Purser Adil A. Khan  (Copyright © Ahmad Saeed Siddiqi)

Early 1960s photo of Flight Purser Adil A. Khan and Air Hostess Najma on a PIA Boeing jetliner. On PIA's behalf, Adil A. Khan played important role in establishing flight services department of Alia - Royal Jordanian Airlines then newly formed in 1960s. Adil retired from PIA as Manager Flight Service and later joined Saudia Catering




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