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KARACHI: Aviation enthusiast Fakhr-e-Alam has sought Prime Minister Imran Khan’s intervention in the case of a man who developed an aircraft from his own savings and was arrested for flying his manufactured plane on Monday.Muhammad Fayyaz, a popcorn seller and a security guard by profession from Punjab’s Arifwala District was booked when he conducted trial of his plane at an open field.The police confiscated the plane, Fayyaz had made with his savings and a bank loan of Rs50,000.In a series of tweets, Alam, who became the first Pakistani to fly across the globe, defended the man saying he was our hero and should be encouraged. “This man is a HERO. Any one trying to justify his arrest & remand on my time line will not get any kind words from me. Yes CAA has regulations but this is an extrabordinary story & this man needs to be groomed & encouraged & helped to comply with law & asked to innovate more,” he tweeted.“Dear PM @ImranKhanPTI can you please tell your Punjab govt to intervene. This man should be interviewed & asked what made him do this & how he succeeded. This man should be treated as a national asset. These are the kind of stories that inspire youth & future aviators,” Alam further added.“This young man deserves our appreciation and respect. Pakistan cannot be a country where technology & innovation is punished. He should be lauded & I would like to fly with him in his home made airplane. Anyone wants to arrest me please do I will surrender myself. Pathetic.”Talking to Geo News, Fayyaz said “his plane can fly till 1000 feet”.“Give me one chance so that I can prove that I am a patriotic Pakistani. I informed every department but no one responded me,” he said.The police booked him for flying the plane without the due approval of the civil aviation. But Fayyaz said that he had sent a request to the Civil Aviation Authority but his request never came before the relevant authorities.Meanwhile, a CAA expert, Naseem Ahmed while speaking to Geo News said that the CAA laws are very much clear that Pakistani airspace can not be used without due permission by any air machine.“There needs to be approval. It’s for their own good for their safety. What if God forbid the plane crashes with any building. Ignorance cannot be used as an excuse,” he said.

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