Pakistan validates licenses of 166 pilots working in foreign countries – ZAWYA

Pakistan validates licenses of 166 pilots working in foreign countries – ZAWYA

pakistan validates licenses of 166 pilots working in foreign countries pakistan's civil aviation ministry grounded 262 pilots for "dubious" qualifications last month    a man stands on the debris of a house at the site of a passenger plane crash in a residential area near an airport in karachi, pakistan may 22, 2020. islamabad  - pakistan on thursday validated licenses of 166 pilots working in foreign countries amid a scandal involving "dubious" flying certificates, which caused a global alert.pakistan's civil aviation ministry grounded 262 pilots for "dubious" qualifications last month, prompted by a preliminary report into an airliner crash in karachi in may that found the pilots had failed to follow standard procedures and disregarded alarms.that crash killed 97 passengers and crew.the ministry had said earlier that pakistan has a total of 860 pilots, 107 of whom work for foreign airlines, but updated on thursday in a statement that it had received requests from 10 countries for validation of 176 pilots.pakistan's civil aviation ministry grounded 262 pilots for "dubious" qualifications last month, prompted by a preliminary report into an airliner crash in karachi in may that found the pilots had failed to follow standard procedures and disregarded alarms.islamabad  - pakistan