Govt to Install New Security Feature At 6 Airports to Attract Foreign Airlines

Pakistan government will install 39 hold or hand baggage Scanning Machines in airports across the country at an estimated cost of Rs. 3.277 billion. The Initiative aimed to attract foreign airline operations to Pakistan and to minimize the security risks.

According to Propakistni, the projects will be implemented in six airports across Pakistan, including Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Gilgit Baltistan.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the sponsoring/execution agency of the project and it envisages the replacement/upgradation of 21 Hold Baggage Scanning Machines and 18 Hand Baggage Scanning machines across the Country at International Airports.

The scope of work includes procurement/installation of Dual View/Computed Tomography (CT) Hold & Hand Baggage Scanning Machines at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) Karachi, Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIAP) Lahore, Quetta International Airport, Faisalabad International Airport, Gwadar International Airport, Skardu Airport, Head Quarters, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (Pak-CAA) and Head Quarters, Pakistan Airport Authority (PAA).