Pakistan International Airlines is the national flag-carrier of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

PIA was founded on October 23, 1946 as Orient Airways based in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in
British India. In 1955, Orient Airways was nationalized and merged with other airlines to form
‘Pakistan International Airlines.’ In the decades from the 1950s to the 1970s, PIA was ranked
amongst the best airlines in the world. This was acclaimed to be the golden era for Pakistan
International Airlines when it provided administrative and technical support to many other
airlines, including Emirates. Some of the aviation records set by PIA pilots in yesteryear still
stand to this day.

Today, PIA is wracked by many administrative and human resource related problems notably
corruption, inefficiency, favoritism, nepotism and overstaffing. Safety has also become a major
concern after numerous scandals relating to the qualifications of PIA personnel, the EU ban, and
the recent crash in Karachi in May, 2020, that killed 97 people.
firm tasked by the Government of Pakistan for formulating a overarching strategy for turning
around the fortunes of PIA and restoring it to its former glorious status.
1. Start your submission by giving a brief historical narrative of how PIA glided into this
sorry state of affairs. This introductory part should be in one brief paragraph not
exceeding 200 words.