LAHORE – Even Matric failed PIA pilots are flying the aircrafts, it hasbeen revealed.

An interim report submitted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to theSupreme Court revealed that around five pilots of the PakistanInternational Airline (PIA) have not completed even their high school study.

A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisarwas hearing a case pertaining to the fake degrees of pilots and crewmembers of the PIA and other private airlines at the apex court’s LahoreRegistry.

The report revealed that degrees of seven pilots were found to be fake,while five pilots had not even passed matriculation examination, localmedia reported.

During the hearing, Jusitce Ijazul Ahsan remarked that a person withoutmatriculation certificate is not even authorised to drive a bus, hereunder-matric pilots are flying the planes”.

The chief justice commented that lives of passengers are being put at stakeby allowing such persons to fly the planes.

The counsel for the PIA informed the bench that the administration of thenational flag carrier has fired 50 pilots who failed to furnish theiracademic records.