Claim: Pakistan International Airlines’ pilot mistakenly landed a Peshawar-bound flight in Karachi. Fact: The flight landed in Karachi due to technical issues in the aircraft. A Facebook user shared a video (archive) of angry passengers on an airplane, with the caption: کا پائیلٹ پشاور جانے والی فلائیٹ کو غلطی سے کراچی لے آیا // کیا […]
Claim: A viral picture shows that Pakistan’s flag carrier, the PIA, has hoisted a pride flag at its Amsterdam office. Fact: The photo shows the PIA’s office in Amsterdam, which has been closed for nearly a decade, rendering the claim false. A spokesperson for the airline said the flag was put up by the municipality […]
Claim: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has successfully cleared all its liabilities, debts, and arrears ahead of privatisation. Fact: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has not cleared its liabilities and debts. PIA itself released a statement clarifying that its debts have not been cleared. On 3 April 2024, Economy.pk published an image (archive) on their Instagram page […]
Claim: Startup Pakistan shared a post claiming that the Pakistani government is selling a 100% stake in several state-owned companies, namely Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan State Oil, Sui Southern Gas Company, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines, Oil & Gas Development Company, and Pakistan Petroleum. An article linked in the post further states that the government repealed […]