THIS refers to the news item about a goat sacrificed by PIA staff before the flight of an ATR-42 aircraft at Islamabad airport (Dec 19). ATR-42s do not fly on goat’s blood but by high standards of maintenance which comes through hard work and perseverance.

PIA must come out of this mindset as machines fly on fuel, nuts and bolts. Our national carrier should sacrifice its greed, dishonesty and lethargy rather than goats.

Khayyam Durrani
Karachi

Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2016