Pakistan fires 5 officials over pilot licenses scandal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s aviation authorities have fired five officials implicated in a scandal related to pilot licenses obtained by pilots who had others take their exams. The aviation minister told a news conference on Friday that he took this action following a probe into last month’s Airbus A320 crash in Karachi that killed 97 people. The investigation has shown that a total of 262 pilots working for the national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, and three priva