By Ishaq Tanoli
KARACHI: An engineer approached the Sindh High Court against a private airline and others for wrongly flying him to Saudi Arabia instead of Karachi from Lahore airport earlier this month.
Filing a plea before the SHC, petitioner Malik Shahzain Ahmed sought compensation and an inquiry into the incident.
He cited the ministry of aviation, Civil Aviation Authority, Airport Security Force, Federal Investigation Agency and AirSial as respondents, and sought directive for effective implementation of mandatory standard operating procedures (SOPs) and documentation procedures.
The petitioner submitted that he is a resident of Korangi, Karachi, and frequently travels within the country for work-related assignments as he is a professional civil engineer.
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He stated that on July 7, he had purchased a ticket of AirSial to travel from Lahore to Karachi, but due to alleged