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- Emirati team assesses security measures at Islamabad airport for UAE-bound flights
- UAE civil aviation team to provide Islamabad airport’s assessment on Thursday
ISLAMABAD: A team of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) reviewed security measures for Emirates-bound flights at the Islamabad International Airport on Wednesday, Pakistan’s civil aviation authority said.
The UAE aviation team arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for a three-day visit to carry out the assessment. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said the team also reviewed security measures for Etihad Airways flights at the airport and visited the Cargo Complex at the airport.
The PCAA said Air Commodore (retired) Shahid Qadir, the director of aviation security, briefed the UAE team about the airport’s security measures.
“The Emirati team is reviewing aviation security measures being provided at the Islamabad airport for UAE-bound flights,” the PCAA said.
“The Emirati team will provide its assessment regarding the airport tomorrow [Thursday[.”
According to the Pakistani English-language newspaper Dawn, the assessment is a continuation of collaborative efforts between GCAA-UAE and PCAA to enhance aviation security standards in Pakistan.
The UAE-GCAA team’s visit also includes an aviation security assessment of Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport from July 2-5, the newspaper said.