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  • Pakistan to hold live-broadcast bidding for PIA on December 23
  • Move follows last year’s failed attempt to attract suitable offers
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Pakistan to hold PIA bidding on December 23 under IMF bailout conditions

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the process will be transparent and broadcast live as part of efforts to revive the loss-making national carrier under an IMF programme.

Updated: Sep 02, 2022 10:53
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Pakistan to hold PIA bidding on December 23 under IMF bailout conditions

Pakistan is set to hold the bidding to sell the state-owned airline after last year's failed attempt to offload it, state media reported on Wednesday.

The Pakistan government is trying to sell loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as envisaged under a USD 7 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.

Fed up with the piling up losses, the government last year made a determined bid to sell it, but it could not get an attractive offer and cancelled the plan.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with all corporate entities and company representatives participating in the privatisation process of the national airline, according to a press release posted on X by state broadcaster PTV News.

“PIA’s bidding will take place on December 23, which will be broadcast live on all media,” it quoted the prime minister as saying. He said the process was proceeding smoothly to restore the national carrier’s “lost prestige” and align it with modern requirements.

“We are ensuring transparency and merit in the privatisation process of PIA,” he was quoted as saying.Sharif said the restoration of PIA’s flights worldwide would provide convenience to overseas Pakistanis, stressing that aligning it with modern requirements was “extremely essential” for the tourism sector’s development. It would be the country’s first major privatisation in nearly two decades.

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