PESHAWAR: Some international and domestic flights were delayed on Monday after a clash between the employees union of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and engineers, which left three ground staffers of engineering section wounded at Bacha Khan International Airport on Sunday.
According to the sources, the scuffle between PIA engineers and others employees occurred owing to stoppage of payment of allowance and closure of night shift. They said that the incident affected schedule of a domestic and two international flights of PIA. Two of the wounded engineers identified as Israr Ahmad and Abdul Rauf were taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for treatment.
As a result of the clash, an Abu Dhabi-bound flight scheduled to depart at 4:45pm and a Kuala Lumpur-bound flight scheduled for 5:45mp were delayed. A domestic flight leaving for Karachi was also delayed due to the brawl.
