Around 40% pilots in Pakistan have ‘fake’ flying licenses, says aviation minister
In a startling revelation, Pakistan’s Aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar has said that around 40 per cent of the pilots in Pakistan have fake flying licenses.This revelation came when Sarwar was presenting a provisional inquiry report in the National Assembly of Pakistan about the recent PIA plane crash in Karachi.“Pakistan has 860 active pilots, which includes PIA, Serene Air and Air Blue pilots as well. The inquiry which was initiated in February 2019 showed that 262 pilots did not give the exam themselves and asked someone else to sit for exam on their behalf,” the minister said.He said they have found out during the investigations that pilots with ‘fake’ licenses did not even have proper flying experience. The 40 per cent 'fake' license holders also include hundreds of pilots who are not