Indian employees of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) based in Delhi are starting contempt proceedings against PIA over the termination of their employment.

On Tuesday the employees won a court order restraining the airline from sacking them, but they say the company has dismissed them anyway.

An airline official, Arshad Raja, said the dismissals were a direct result of the suspension of all flights between the two countries imposed on 1 January.

He said the jobs were no longer financially viable.

More than 35 Indian employees worked for PIA in its Delhi and Bombay offices.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service