ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has dismissed 49 employees from service on the charges of possessing fake degrees and disciplinary issues.
According to a notification issued by the national carrier, 25 were sacked for allegedly possessing fake or tempered degrees and documents, 21 over prolonged absence, one for disobedience and breach of applicable rules, and two for disclosure of official information on media or social media.
Furthermore, two other employees were demoted over breach of rules and one faced deduction of increments over his absence from the place of duty. All these violations had occurred during the month of June after which the penalties were imposed.
Meanwhile, PIA awarded appreciation letters to its 11 employees in recognition of their dedication and commitment. The airline discipline is the foremost aspect of any organisation as it binds employees and motivates them to follow rules and regulations.
“Discipline is in fact the lifeline of an organisation,” it added. Therefore, it said that is important to appreciate hardworking and dedicated employees and punish those after inquiries were conducted against them
Earlier PIA had dismissed assistant manager flight services Khalid Mehmood Jadoon from service for possessing a fake degree.
According to a notification, the national flag carrier had terminated Khalid Jadoon from service after finding him guilty of holding a forged BA degree.
The assistant manager had been served a show-cause in December last year on account of submission of fake BA degree during service under the provision of PIA employees disciplinary policy 2019 after had failed to submit a satisfactory answer.
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