Benazir airport is not being renamed, minister clarifies

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ISLAMABAD: SAFRON Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch on Wednesday Senate that no proposal is under consideration for renaming the airport in Islamabad.
He was responding to a calling attention notice moved by Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Senator Taj Haider regarding the proposal to change the name of Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad.
The minister said that no one can deny the and political contribution of Benazir Bhutto and no proposal is under consideration for changing the name of the airport.
The minister said that a committee has been constituted headed by Senator Hasil Bizenjo for naming the new Islamabad airport being constructed in Fateh Jang, Islamabad and concerns of the senators would be conveyed to the committee.
Sponsored by Senator Mohsin Aziz, the house took up another calling attention notice which was regarding the report of the IMF about the risks posed to the economic outlook of Pakistan.
Law and Justice Minister Zahid Hamid responded to it and informed the hose about the economic situation of the country.