RAWALPINDI: Hundreds of passengers faced problems at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport here on Tuesday after PIA employees observed a strike to put pressure on the government to take back a decision to impose a tax on their free tickets.

When PK-368 coming from Karachi landed at the airport at 12.40pm, the PIA’s ground staff refused to attach gangway to the plane and offload luggage of the passengers. When a private agency offered to do the job, it was also stopped by the PIA staff.

The passengers were, however, evacuated from the plane after PIA employees ended the strike.

Published in Dawn, February 4th, 2015

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