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| Three injured, flights delayed as PIA workers clash at Peshawar airport |
| 2015-10-20 |
| [DAWN] A clash between the PIA employees union and engineers left three ground staffers of the airlines' engineering section maimed and caused delay in international and domestic flights at Bacha Khan International Airport on Sunday, sources said. They said that the scuffle between PIA engineers and others employees occurred owing to stoppage of payment of allowance and closure of night shift. They said that the incident affected schedule of a domestic and two international flights of PIA. Two of the maimed engineers identified as Israr Ahmad and Abdul Rauf were taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for treatment and checkup. As a result of the clash, an Abu Dhabi-bound flight scheduled to depart at 4:45pm and a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight scheduled for 5:45mp were delayed. A domestic flight leaving for Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... was also delayed due to the brawl. The passengers of the international flights were sitting in the departure lounge at the airport as the authorities scrambled to bring down tempers, officials said, adding that boarding passes were already issued to passengers and they waited at the departure lounge for several hours. |
| Posted by:Fred |