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Pilot license cheating scandal hits Pakistan's aviation industry

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Islamabad, July 6 (EFE/EPA).- Javed bribed officials from Pakistan's aviation department to pass his exams and obtain his pilot's license, after which he spent years flying ATR and A-320 aircrafts carrying thousands of passengers to various destinations.However, a recent scandal concerning this practice has raised questions over the licenses of some one-third of Pakistani aircraft pilots, and brought shame upon the entire country.(Camera: SOHAIL SHAHZAD).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE OFFICE OF THE STATE-OWNED PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES (PIA) IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN.

Added on the 06/07/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés

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