Aircrafts of private airlines to be inspected: Mukhtar

The Defence Minister has ordered for reinspection of planes of all private airlines to ensure safety of the travelling passengers.He told media that all private airlines have been given a shakedown message to ground their planes for thorough checking from tomorrow by Civil Aviation Authority. He said this process will be completed within four days.The Defence Minister said the aircraft which will not come up to the international standards will permanently be grounded. Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar said if proved that the recently crashed Bhoja airline craft was not fit for flight‚ the license of the airline will be cancelled.The Bhoja Air passenger jet crashed Friday evening as it tried to land in a thunderstorm at Islamabads main airport, killing all 127 people on board. The second major air disaster close to the capital in less than two years, the crash triggered fresh criticism of an already embattled government, which faced questions over why it gave a license to the tiny airline just last month.