Security at airports put on red alert

Security at all the airports of the country has been heightened after intelligence reports indicated that terrorists could target any airport.

According to a private TV channel report, a security official on the condition of anonymity said that a red alert has been issued for the airport after the intelligence report.

Security has also been beefed up in areas around the airport while Elite Force personnel have been deployed around important buildings and the frequency of their patrols has been increased.

Airport Security Forces can request assistance from all the agencies in case there is an attack.

Meanwhile, checking has been increased at the entry gate of the Benazir Bhutto Airport. Long queues of vehicles are visible around the clock as people turn up in vehicles to drop or receive those travelling on domestic and international flights.

Visitors are being discouraged from entering the parking area and the outer hall of the airport, which is meant for receiving or bidding farewell to passengers.  Most of the people who go to the airport to receive their dear ones are off loaded from the vehicles and made to wait at the outer gate of the airport under the open sky.

Drivers and car owners who get out of the airport are facing inconvenience, as they are also required to wait in the line as only one vehicle can get out of the exit gate.