PAF Restrictions on Foreign Company Ruled Illegal

The court allowed the petitioner company to function at the Bacha Khan International in accordance with the license agreement, and directed the respondents not to prevent the petitioner's company from performing its ground handling operations.
April 22, 2018

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) declared the Pakistan Air Force's restrictions on a foreign company, not allowing it into the tarmac of the Bacha Khan International Airport citing security reasons, as illegal and against the agreement.

A two-member bench comprising Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth and Justice Musarrat Hilali allowed the writ petition of a foreign company M/s Gerry's Dnata (Pvt) Limited against the letter of PAF on Wednesday. The court allowed the petitioner company to function at the Bacha Khan International in accordance with the license agreement, issued on December 8, 2016. The PHC also directed the respondents not to prevent the petitioner's company from performing its ground handling operations at the airport.

Read more: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306240-paf-restrictions-on-foreign-company-illegal-phc

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