A new controversy has engulfed PIA and this time it’s about the posting of officers to foreign stations, reports local media outlet. According to the report, senior officers aren’t happy due to lack of merit across PIA.
PIA has been accused of ignoring merit-based criteria while selecting the officers for foreign posts. According to the accusers, PIA has been selecting inexperienced personnel for vacancies in foreign offices.
A selection board headed by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) CEO Musharraf Rasool Cyan conducted interviews for the following stations;
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The board conducted three rounds of interviews in Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi looking for candidates with extensive knowledge in the field of aviation and its market dynamics. However, the selected candidates were junior PIA officers with no field experience. According to the sources;
The management headed by Musharraf Rasool Cyan conducted the interviews three times; one time in Karachi, the second time in Islamabad and then in Lahore. The new management has now selected the most junior officers for these important positions. These officers are not only juniors but also lack field experience which is very important to control and run the station.
The report further says that the selection board conducted interviews of 5 persons against one position. While according to general rules, a maximum of 3 candidates can be called up for an interview per position.
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Senior management didn’t seem impressed with the way management selected candidates. In fact, they are accusing management of favoritism and saying;
Such unjustified and mala fide behaviour of the management towards its employees is the reason behind PIA’s failure.
PIA’s Senior Staff Association (SSA) has demanded the management to conduct the interviews again for the said posts. SSA says that if their demands aren’t met then they will have no option but to take legal action.
PIA Spokesperson responded by saying that the process of selection was unbiased. The spokesperson added that several senior officers were considered however juniors showed more potential and competence and that’s why they were selected.
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Following candidates have been selected to perform duties at PIA’s foreign stations;
According to the report, following candidates were selected for foreign stations but they were not eligible for the posts;
Via: Pakistan Today