Court rejects bail plea of former PIA MD, GM

ISLAMABAD: An anti-corruption court on Friday dismissed bail pleas of former Pakistan International Airlines managing director (MD) Shahnawaz Rehman and general manager (GM) Aamir Memon in a case regarding inflicting losses of Rs99 million on the national exchequer.

The court dismissed the bail applications after hearing arguments from both defence and prosecution sides.

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According to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), both the accused signed contracts with foreign firms for renting 350 iPads for in-flight entertainment for business class.

They procured iPads for Boeing 777 aircraft despite the fact that these planes had no mobile phone data or Wi-Fi facilities, FIA revealed, adding their illegal act caused losses of Rs99 million to the exchequer.

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The contracts came to light when a special audit of the airline’s accounts was carried out on the directives of the apex court.