Pakistan flag carrier stake sale attracts sole $36m bid

Offer to privatize debt-ridden airline falls below government minimum

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Pakistan is moving to sell debt-strapped Pakistan International Airlines, its flag carrier. © Reuters

KARACHI (Reuters) -- The final bidding process for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines attracted just one bid of 10 billion Pakistani rupees ($36 million) for a 60% stake in the national flag carrier, the Privatization Ministry said on Thursday.

The government had prequalified six groups in June, but only real-estate development company Blue World City participated in the bidding process, placing a bid that is below the government-set minimum price of 85 billion Pakistani rupees.

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