KP govt reiterates curiosity in buying PIA



A representational image of PIA airplane. — AFP/File
A representational picture of PIA airplane. — AFP/File

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) authorities has written one other letter to the privatisation minister, searching for an replace on its earlier letter expressing curiosity in buying the nationwide airline, PIA.

In its preliminary correspondence on November 1, the KP authorities formally declared its readiness to submit a aggressive bid for PIA, exceeding the present highest provide of Rs10 billion by the Blue World Consortium.

In a follow-up letter to Federal Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan, Hassan Masood Kunwar, Vice-Chairman of the KP Board of Funding and Commerce (KP-BOIT), famous that 10 days had handed for the reason that preliminary proposal and requested an replace on the standing of KP’s bid, Geo Information reported.

The letter emphasised the strategic significance of the acquisition, highlighting sturdy assist from the Chief Minister and the KP Funding Board, and requested an replace on the standing of the proposal.

The KP authorities reiterated its dedication to preserving and revitalising PIA, aiming to keep up its legacy because the nationwide flag service.

The letter famous that the KP management was ready to supply vital sources and assist to attain these aims, with a imaginative and prescient to return PIA to prominence whereas aligning with Pakistan’s nationwide pursuits.

Moreover, the KP-BOIT indicated its readiness to debate the proposal in larger element on the federal authorities’s comfort.

The letter expressed that the province’s commerce and funding physique was ready to interact on the earliest alternative to elaborate on its strategic imaginative and prescient and aggressive bid, which displays KP’s dedication to Pakistan’s aviation sector and its function as a stakeholder inside the federation.

Earlier in one in every of his statements, the Chief Minister of KP, Ali Amin Gandapur alleged that It has come earlier than the nation what the intentions of Sharif household are and they’re searching for to purchase PIA “for subsequent to nothing.”

The remarks had been made following a commencement ceremony for college kids from the Alternate Studying Pathways (ALP) programme, the place the KP authorities celebrated its academic achievements.

Gandapur emphasised Ok-P’s dedication to public service, stating that the province would retain the PIA title if profitable within the bid.