KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) pilot refused to operate an ATR-42 aircraft which was to fly from the Jinnah International Airport to Mohenjodahro, an archeological site in Sindh, citing a fault in one of the engines, a day after an air crash involving the same aircraft killed all 47 people on board.
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The TV channel did not name the pilot. According to aviation rules pilots cannot be forced to operate faulty aircraft.