LAHORE (The Thursday Times) — Sarkari dastavezat ke mutabiq Punjab hukoomat ne apne Gulfstream G500 jet ka operational control aur dekh bhaal Pakistan Air Force ke supurd kar di hai, kyunke subay ke apne flight wing ko maloom hua ke woh akele yeh jahaz nahin chala sakta.
Subai cabinet ne is muntaqili ki manzoori de di hai, aur saath hi fazaiya ke saath mufahimat ki yaaddasht ke ek masauday ki bhi manzoori di hai jis mein dekh bhaal, takneeki zimmedariyon aur maali umoor se mutaliq intezamat tay kiye gaye hain.
Dastavezat ke mutabiq hukoomat ke VIP Flight Wing ko andaruni salahiyat ki kami ke baais jahaz chalane aur us ki dekh bhaal mein takneeki mushkilat ka samna tha. Dastavezat mein kaha gaya hai ke jahaz ke jadeed nizamon ke liye khasoosi maharat, tarbiyat yafta amle aur jadeed sahuliyat ki zaroorat hai, jo fazaiya ke paas maujood hain.
Jahaz ko Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority ke register se kharij kar ke PAF ka tail number de diya gaya hai. Fazaiya ke teen hazir service pilot Punjab hukoomat ke paas deputation par bheje gaye hain aur woh subay ke apne pilots ke saath mil kar jahaz urra rahe hain.
Cabinet ne Services and General Administration Department ke ek additional secretary ko subay ki janib se muahide par dastakhat ka ikhtiyar diya hai. Dastavezat ke mutabiq is intezam ka maqsad jahaz ko mehfooz parwaz ke qabil aur chaubees ghante dastyab rakhna hai.
Ek mutanaza kharidari
VIP safar ke liye tayyar kiya gaya yeh jahaz December 2025 mein Shumali America se Lahore pohncha aur February mein is ne maqami parwazen shuru keen. Us waqt is ki kharidari par tanqeed hui thi, aur reports mein is ki qeemat taqreeban Rs10 arab batayi gayi thi.
Punjab ki Wazir-e-Ittelaat Azma Bokhari ne us waqt kaha tha ke yeh jahaz Air Punjab ke liye tayyar kiye jane wale bede ka hissa hai, jo subai airline hai aur jis ka elan Wazir-e-Ala Maryam Nawaz ne April 2025 mein kiya tha. Hawabazi ke mahireen ne is par sawal uthate hue kaha tha ke riyasti jahaz ke taur par registered VIP jet tijarati parwazon ke liye istemal nahin ho sakta.
September mein adaigi ki dastavezat se maloom hua tha ke Maryam Nawaz ne London ke niji daure ke liye jahaz istemal karne ke akhrajat poore karne ke liye subai khazane mein Rs2 crore 71 lakh 90 hazar jama karaye, aur un ki hukoomat ne kaha tha ke daure ke akhrajat unhon ne khud ada kiye.
