Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Corporate Crime Circle (CCC) Karachihas registered an FIR against Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on thecharges of illegal appointment of an Austrian National as a Consultant toCEO.

The FIR was registered on the directions of Director FIA Sindh, and the twoaccused are Bernd Hildenbrand, a German national holding, who is also theformer Acting CEO of PIA, and Helmut Bechhofner, an Austrian national.——————————

Bechhofner was appointed as a consultant in October 2016 by Hildenbrand forthree months. This appointment caused a loss of $50,203 (approximately 5.25million rupees) to the national exchequer through PIA.

SI Syed Faheemullah of FIA, CCC Karachi, is investigating the case.