PIA Crash Victims’ Families Receive Rs10m Each
As a compensation, 20 families of the victims of PIA's crash have thus far received Rs10m each, Documents from 77 families are remaining to complete the process.
At a press conference by PIA chief Arshad Malik with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail at Governor House, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) claimed on Tuesday that it had paid compensation to the families of 20 victims at Rs10 million per deceased person, and said it is still waiting for succession documents from the remaining 77 families to complete the process and to close the chapter of the tragedy. The chief urged the families of the victims to complete the formalities at their end and offered every legal assistance possible in that regard.
“These 20 families have been paid Rs10m [per] each victim.”
“There are legal and procedural formalities which need to be met even for the legal heirs of the victims. We are offering every possible help to the families and our legal teams are available round the clock at their service,” said the PIA chief.
Ninety-seven passengers and in-flight crew members of PA flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi died when the A320 aircraft crashed in Karachi’s Model Colony on May 22, 2020, just a day before Eidul Fitr. Two passengers, however, miraculously survived the accident.
Apart from the 97 dead, three girls on the ground also suffered burn injuries out of which one of them died later at the hospital. PIA claimed that it had paid Rs1m to the family of the deceased girl and Rs500,000 each to the two injured girls.
Besides the loss of lives, over a dozen houses on the ground were wrecked and a number of vehicles parked in the streets of the neighbourhood were burnt entirely.
“The process of compensation payment has already begun,” he said. “The compensation amount has also been increased from Rs5m to Rs10m for each victim. The compensation is being paid through an insurance company for which a succession certificate is mandatory.”
PIA’s team has already allegedly briefed the prime minister twice on the matters related to the May 22 plane crash tragedy.
“PIA has also constituted a legal team to facilitate and expedite the process of issuance of succession certificates,” said Governor Ismail. “As soon as the heirs submit the succession certificate, they will get the compensation. I would soon invite the heirs of the victims of the plane crash tragedy to Governor House to meet them personally.”
Eligible children of the victims are being provided with jobs at PIA and those who had not yet attained the legal age of 18 would receive employment offers in the national flag carrier when they turn 18.
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