Rumors online said Karachi’s Jinnah Airport was sold. People had mixed reactions. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) denied these rumors. They said the claims were false. The PCAA told media that the rumors were not true. They also clarified the situation on social media.
The airport people said, “The stories about selling Jinnah Airport aren’t true. We still run the airport.” They asked everyone to believe what they say. They said not to share false stories. False stories can make people confused and scared.
People heard a secret story that the airport might have been sold. This made many people talk about it.
But the airport people quickly said it wasn’t true. They wanted to make sure everyone knew Jinnah Airport was still theirs.
Pakistan wants to sell things it owns to help its money situation. Some people said recently that Jinnah Airport was sold for $1.8 billion.
Officials Warn Against False Stories About Airport
These stories spread on websites where people talk to each other. This made people feel different ways.
The airport people talked fast about these stories. A person who speaks for the airport said those stories were not true.
They made it clear in an official message that the airport still belongs to them. There was no sale at all.
The airport people used the internet to say we need true information. They told everyone not to tell lies. Lies can make things confusing.
The Pakistan government wanted someone else to run the airport. But they waited because people who wanted to do it needed more time to think.
Pakistan has money problems. The government looks for ways to fix them.
One way is to sell or let someone else run things the government owns. But right now, the Karachi Airport stays with the airport people.
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