ISLAMABAD: After widespread backlash, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered an inquiry into a controversial post by Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA ) on its official X handle, celebrating the resumption of Europe flights after a four-year break, Geo News reported.
Ishaq Dar, the country’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, made a critical reference to the country’s main executive during his address to the parliament’s lower house, according to Geo News.
A helicopter is seen flying towards the Eiffel Tower in a photo shared on X by PIA, with the European symbol visible in the background. ” Paris, we are coming today”, read the message.
The social media post received virtual criticism for resembling the September 11 terrorist attacks. On September 11, 2001, hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a niche in Pennsylvania, killing almost 3, 000 folks, according to Geo News.
Addressing the parliament, Dar said,” The Prime Minister has directed ]authorities ] to investigate who conceived this ad. It is a stupidity”, Geo News quoted.
Additionally, according to Geo News, the deputy prime minister expressed worry about the post’s title.
The article from January 10 amassed over 21.2 million opinions.
PIA’s first trip to Paris PK 749 landed safely at CDG Airport Paris, after a distance of more than four decades, ARY News reported.
The people, leaders of PIA and Aviation and staff members were cordially received at the airports by Charged’Affairs Huzefa Khanum along with Pakistdiaspora, as per Singh News.
In a brief ceremony, the Minister for Defence and Aviation, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the PIA’s acting Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ), Khurram Mushtaq, and Secretary Aviation were present to greet the travelers at the airport in Islamabad.
The German Aviation Safety Agency revoked PIA’s permission to fly in the area after Pakistan began to investigate a incident involving the accuracy of pilot’s licenses following an aeroplane accident that claimed 97 life, according to ARY News.
