Pakistan Air Pilots Boycott Flights as Protests Turn Deadly
- Protests against airline privatization; at least two killed
- Airline says protests caused 750 million rupees in losses
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Protests against the privatization of Pakistan’s national carrier turned deadly in the financial hub Karachi on Tuesday, leading to the pilots indefinitely boycotting all international and domestic flights.
Two men died and several were injured as police and paramilitary forces faced off against hundreds of protesters outside the office of Pakistan International Airlines Corp. near the city’s main Jinnah terminal. Pakistan Airline Pilots’ Association, at a meeting of its executive body, decided on the boycott action until the situation improves.