The International Transport Workers' Federation(ITF) has vehemently condemned the murder of the president of an aviation union in Pakistan last Saturday.
Amir Shah, president of the ITF-affiliated People’s Unity Union of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Employees was killed in Karachi after unknown assailants opened fire on his car.
In a statement released on 18 July, ITF president Paddy Crumlin and ITF general secretary David Cockroft paid homage to Shah, describing his death as a “rude shock not only for Pakistan but the entire world”.
The statement said that ITF members were ready to expose “forces in society that try to silence the democratic voices of working class organisation.”
Kamran Chaudhry, general secretary of the union, said: “Thanks for sharing the sad incident of our president, Amir Shah; it is really tragic and very shocking. He had just succeeded in getting increased pay for PIA workers and permanent status for temporary/daily/contractual workers, strengthening the union force. Pray for us to bear this loss.”
PIA workers went on strike last Sunday to express their anger over the murder and demand that government take steps to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The protest affected flights in and out of Karachi and Islamabad airports. It has been reported that an investigation involving police and representatives from the Federal Investigation Agency would take place.
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