THERE are some lacunae in our legal system that deserve immediate attention.

Procedures, rules, regulations and practices seem to have been conceived in the dark ages that have failed to adapt to the needs of the day.

An example is the late decision by the Civil Aviation Authority to suspend operations of Bhoja Air for not having the required strength of three aircraft.

As mentioned by your newspaper, the CAA document (Operation specification), issued on March 2, was valid only up to April 30.

This document mentions that out of three aircraft, DC 9 was obtained on wet lease for 90 days only. It took two months and 27 days to realise that the airline, mostly operating from Karachi, had fewer than three aircraft and was violating mandatory fleet requirement.

The airline had been operating through single aircraft since the crash (April 20) as one was returned, one crashed and another was on the ground.

We all know that nobody can live forever but our brother Raza Ali Fereoz too was an asset for us, though now he cannot come back to life even if the person responsible for his death is hanged 127 times. But at least we may get some satisfaction that in future authorities would take some care before issuing air worthiness certificates to killing machines. The nation, especially family members of 127 people who died in the crash, want to know about who issued the ‘air operator’s certificate’ to old, obsolete and redundant aircraft without inspection and testing of airworthiness. Also what are the credentials and competency of inspectors/examiners and their bosses who are gambling with the life of the crew and passengers.

SYED MASOOD HASAN Karachi