Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says reforms are inevitable in Pakistan International Airlines to steer it out of crisis.

He stated this while chairing a high level meeting in Lahore on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister regretted that due to irresponsible statement of previous government PIA has lost its routes of Europe and America.

He said that incompetent ministers of previous government victimized the international investors including Chinese and Turkish investors.

He said that PIA will only progress if administrative experts run it professionally on the base of profit and loss.

Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan International Airlines has potential to steer out from its loss.

He said that incumbent government is heading towards a mechanism in which government work is only to do policy decisions and facilitate the investors.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Finance Minister for re-structuring, reforms and restoration of Pakistan International Airlines. The committee will present its report and suggestions to federal cabinet after Eid ul Azha.

On this occasion, Federal Minister for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique briefed the meeting about proposed roadmap and reforms for improvement in PIA.

The meeting was informed that airplanes in the fleet of PIA have to be increased from twenty-seven to forty-nine

Source: Radio Pakistan