Talk of Punjab govt planning to buy PIA ‘incorrect’, says Azma

Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari on Monday said that the provincial government had “no intentions” of being party to the highly publicised bidding process to acquire the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

Following the failed attempt last week to sell the PIA, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said on Friday it was ready to purchase the loss-making national flag carrier.

A day later, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stated his daughter, Punjab Chief Mini­s­ter Mar­yam Nawaz...