ISLAMABAD: Joint Action Committee (JAC) announced to lodge protest on Monday (today) against the federal government over bid to privatise national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), as well as to demonstrate against Presidential Ordinance in this regards.
The announcement was made after important meeting of the JAC elite members held on Monday. According to report, PIA workers will lodge protest at PIA offices across the country including head office situated in Karachi.
The JAC will also hold a press conference at 3:00pm today to announce next stretagy of the anti-privatisation protests.
Earlier, the committee had threatened to launch countrywide protest and halt the air operation if presidential ordinance about privatisation of the airline was not withdrawn within the next forty eight hours.
An emergency meeting of the Joint Action Committee was held on December 12 during which it was emphasised that PIA was an asset of Pakistan and its privatisation would not be allowed at any cost.
Deputy Convener of the JAC strongly condemned the behaviour of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar alleging that he was desperate to dispose off the national assets under pressure of the IMF.
