The Pakistani public at large and especially the corporate sector welcomes the privatisation of PIA, which was ill-run over the decades. Now that there is a private consortium of different business houses, I strongly warn/suggest not to keep their HR Department in Karachi.
This may sound absurd but we are all familiar with how the new owners will be harassed/coerced for employing their ‘favourites’ not to mention nepotism. The HR Department should be in Islamabad where all cadres, i.e., blue-collar and white-collar will be tested for jobs and evaluated etc. No hiring or firing power should be in Karachi.
This is my considered free advice to the new owners and I wish them the very best.
Isphanyar M. Bhandara, Rawalpindi
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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