Capt. Shahid Ayub  (Copyright © Danish Ayub)

Capt. Shahid Ayub on the flight deck of a PIA ATR 42-500 flying over northern areas of Pakistan

Capt. Tariq Qadeer  (Copyright © Shahroz Umar Kiyani)

Capt. Tariq Qadeer on the flight deck of PIA's brand new Boeing 777-340ER (AP-BID) at Manchester Airport on April 11, 2008. The aircraft was getting ready to operate non-stop flight PK-702 to Islamabad

First Officer Rauf  (Copyright © Shahroz Umar Kiyani)

First Officer Rauf on the flight deck of PIA's brand new Boeing 777-340ER (AP-BID) at Manchester Airport on April 11, 2008. The aircraft was getting ready to operate non-stop flight PK-702 to Islamabad

Aircraft Engineer Shafqat Kiyani  (Copyright © Shahroz Umar Kiyani)

Aircraft Engineers Shafqat Kiyani (right) and Farhan Mir photographed in Business Class of PIA's brand new Boeing 777-340ER (AP-BID) at Manchester Airport on April 11, 2008