KARACHI: Employees of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) have decided to go on strike from today (Tuesday) after their talks with the government collapsed.
Despite the strike announcement the flight operation continue without any interruption.
The announcement came on Sunday following last-minute negotiations between PIA’s union leaders and government officials that saw emotions running high and one of the key labour leaders breaking down in tears before a news conference.
But on January 29, the government announced putting off PIA’s sell-off for six months and requested the workers to end their protest. The employees have been taking out rallies almost daily for the past 55 days when the agitation first began against planned privatisation.
Last Friday, government representatives, including PML-N’s Mushahidullah Khan, met PIA union leaders in a last-ditch effort to find a way out of the deadlock. But the meeting remained inconclusive.
