Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Thursday suspended its flight service to Bangladesh after security forces allegedly mistreated one of its officials in Dhaka.
According to media reports, security forces raided the house of PIA country manager in Bangladesh, Ali Abbas, three days ago and allegedly harassed him and his family members.
The security forces also checked a PIA flight (PK-266) and allegedly harassed passengers. The plane only left for Karachi from Dhaka after a three-hour delay.
PIA, while expressing serious concerns over the alleged misconduct by Dhaka security officials, has suspended its operations to and from Bangladesh.
After the media reports emerged, PIA on Thursday suspended its flight PK-266, which was supposed to take off from Karachi Airport to Dhaka.
A PIA spokesperson, while confirming the suspension of flight operations to Bangladesh, said Dhaka’s security forces had been harassing PIA staff and passengers but government authorities were turning a deaf ear to their complaints.
He said flights could not be resumed under the current circumstances. The PIA spokesperson also confirmed that Abbas had gone to Karachi before the flight services were suspended.
