Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says

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More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country's aviation minister revealed Wednesday.

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Addressing Pakistan's National Assembly, Ghulam Sarwar Khan said 262 pilots in the country"did not take the exam themselves" and had paid someone else to sit it on their behalf.Pakistan has 860 active pilots serving its domestic airlines -- including the country's Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flagship -- as well as a number of foreign carriers, Khan said.

According to the report, the pilots were chatting about the coronavirus and repeatedly ignored warnings from air traffic controllers before the plane went down in a residential area near the airport.

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Same here for taxi, jeepney and private citizens!

Oh boy...

may discount dapat pag fake ang license

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