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PIA advertisement
from 1980. The advertisement reads: "In the long run
Pakistan's economic well being depends on such companies as are
not a drain on tax payers nor a burden on the national
exchequer. The health of a company depends on its ability to be
self-reliant and stand on its own feet.
PIA is one such company.
Our continued success in the
international market allows us to re-invest our profits in
national development. By extending air services to remote areas,
by being one of the very few airlines flying the world's most
modern wide-bodied aircraft on domestic routes.
Besides providing productive
employment to thousands of our countrymen. PIA makes a
significant contribution to all aspects of national life.
Business, trade, tourism, sports, culture.
We are also earning goodwill
and foreign exchange in many new and enterprising ways - through
the sale of managerial, engineering and training services to
other airlines and agencies. Plus investment in an international
hotel chain.
Above all, our excellent credit
rating in the international market - which enabled us to finance
the outright purchase, from our own resources, of a B747 - and
our dedication to professionalism in our business are winning
prestige for Pakistan.
However, none of this could have
been achieved without your support and blessings. PIA's
achievements are the achievements of the people of Pakistan." |
