LHC admits plea challenging PIA’s privatisation

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has admitted a petition challenging PIA’s privatisation process and also asked the top law officer to respond to the questions raised in the plea.

Justice Jawad Hassan issued the order on Friday on a pro bono petition filed against the procedure adopted to privatise PIA.

The judge also expressed his intention to examine the law introduced by the previous caretaker government to set up an appellate tribunal for privatisation disputes.