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Supreme Court of Pakistan announced verdict in plea of restoration of PIA CEO Arshad Malik

Supreme Court of Pakistan announced verdict in plea of restoration of PIA CEO Arshad Malik

ISLAMABAD – Supreme Court of Pakistan announced verdict in plea ofrestoration of PIA CEO Arshad Malik.

The Supreme Court (SC) has on Tuesday rejected the plea seeking restorationof Air Marshal Arshad Malik as Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO).

The apex court conducted hearing of the case pertaining to the Sindh HighCourt’s (SHC) decision which barred Arshad Malik from work.

The top court allowed the airline’s board of directors to perform theirduties.

Furthermore, the SC summoned case details from the SHC which had earlierstopped Arshad Malik from working on the petition filed by SSA GeneralSecretary Safdar Anjum.

The plaintiff had argued that Arshad Malik does not fulfill eligibilitycriteria for PIA CEO and neither has he had any previous experience ofworking in an airline.

The SHC had also prohibited policy making, new hiring, transfers andtermination of employees along with sale of assets worth more than Rs10million in its verdict.