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Pakistan International Airlines
Personnel
Captain	Sarfaraz Ahmed
Owner	Pakistan International Airlines
Team information
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Founded	1960
Dissolved	2020
Official website	www.piac.com.pk

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Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team was a first-class cricket side sponsored by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and was based in Karachi before its disestablishment in 2020.^[1] The side has won the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy more times than anyone else except Karachi.

They played their first first-class match in May 1961, under the captaincy of Hanif Mohammad,^[2] and their last in November 2016, captained by Fahad Iqbal.^[3] They played 407 first-class matches, with 159 wins, 73 losses and 175 draws.^[4]

Honours

Qaid-i-Azam Trophy (6)

1969-70
1979-80

1987-88
1989-90
1999-2000
2002-03
2011-12

National One Day Championship (11)

1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1985–86
1987-88
1995–96
1999–2000
2001–02
2002–03
2008–09
2011–12 Division One

Notable players

References

^ "Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work". www.geosuper.tv.
^ "Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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[1] "Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work". www.geosuper.tv.

[2] "Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61". CricketArchive.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[3] "Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[4] "Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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-'''Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team''' was a [[first-class cricket]] side sponsored by the national flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA), and was based in [[Karachi]] before its disestablishment in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/6343-after-end-of-departmental-cricket-pia-tells-its-cricketers-to-do-regular-jobs-at-airport|title=Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work|website=www.geosuper.tv}}</ref> The  side has won the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] more times than anyone else except [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi]].
+'''Pakistan International Airlines''' ('''PIA''') '''cricket team''' was a [[first-class cricket]] side sponsored by the national flag carrier, [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA), and was based in [[Karachi]] before its disestablishment in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/6343-after-end-of-departmental-cricket-pia-tells-its-cricketers-to-do-regular-jobs-at-airport|title=Departmental cricket's end sees PIA tell its cricketers to do regular work|website=www.geosuper.tv}}</ref> The  side has won the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] more times than anyone else except [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi]].
 They played their first first-class match in May 1961, under the captaincy of [[Hanif Mohammad]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24685.html|title=Peshawar Commissioner's XI v Pakistan International Airlines 1960-61|website=CricketArchive.com|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> and their last in November 2016, captained by [[Fahad Iqbal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pool B, Faisalabad, November 12-15, 2016, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/quaid-e-azam-trophy-2016-17-1047819/sui-northern-gas-pipelines-limited-vs-pakistan-international-airlines-pool-b-1047943/full-scorecard |website=Cricinfo |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> They played 407 first-class matches, with 159 wins, 73 losses and 175 draws.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/PakistanInternationalAirlines/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html|title=Playing Record (1960/61-2016/17)|website=CricketArchive|access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

v t e Pakistan International Airlines
Services	History Orient Airways East Pakistan Helicopter Service Fleet Destinations PIA Cargo Precision Engineering Complex Ispahani Hangar
Assets and facilities	Karachi planetarium Lahore planetarium Peshawar planetarium PIA Township Roosevelt Hotel
Hubs	Allama Iqbal International Airport Islamabad International Airport Jinnah International Airport
Chairperson	Mirza Ahmad Ispahani (1955–1962) Rafique Saigol (1972–1973) Nur Khan (1973–1978) Azim Daudpota (1986–1991) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1997–1999) Ahmad Saeed (2003–2005) Ahmad Mukhtar (2008) Rao Qamar Suleman (2012) Azam Saigol (2016)
Managing directors	Nur Khan (1959–1965) Asghar Khan (1965–1968) Shakirullah Durrani (1968–1971) Zafar Chaudhry (1971–1972) Farooq Feroze Khan (1990–1991) Farooq Umar (1993–1996) Aijaz Haroon (2008–2011)
Accidents/incidents	Flight 17 Flight 268 Flight 326 Flight 404 Flight 544 Flight 661 Flight 688 Flight 705 Flight 740 Flight 8303
See also	Pakistan International Airlines cricket team PIA F.C. Evacuation operations