Imamia jantri official news desk: President Arif Alvi while regarding the courage showed by the PIA pilot granted him with the presidential gold medal after he took off the plane without guidelines from the air traffic regulator (ATC) in Kabul.
PIA also admired its Pilot Capt Maqsood Bajrani for handling the situation in crisis in Kabul, in an appreciating note PIA admired its crew for their courage and heroic rescue of the countrymen from Kabul airport.
It is to be clear that Capt. Maqsood Bajrini was waiting for the clearance from authorities after Taliban took over the Kabul. Take your own decision, one of the cabin crew said, following to his statement Captain Maqsood bajrani of PIA flight PK6252 chose to take off for Islamabad.