ISLAMABAD: PIA plane sale controversy has deepened as the PPP senator has accused the government department head in the controversial sale.
Senator Saleem Mandviwalla has accused the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PIA Bernd Hildenbrand, on Wednesday, of selling a PIA airplane worth million dollars to germany for just Rs 53 lac. He went on to say that no tender or government permission was taken before making the deal.
The senator demanded an inquiry and that a case should be registered against the current PIA CEO with respect to the matter.
The PPP leader professed that the sold aircraft had the ability to fly and was given a flight certificate also. “The market value of PIA plane PK-310 is over a million dollars, but it was sold for just a few million rupees”