Tag: New Islamabad Airport

Twitterati want Islamabad airport named after Edhi

With the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) unanimously agreeing to name the New Islamabad Airport after the country's only female prime minister Benazir Bhutto, Twitterati have...

Passengers irked as luggage belts break down at Islamabad airport

RAWALPINDI: Passengers on Monday faced inconvenience at the New Islamabad Airport after two conveyor belts – used to transport luggage to and from the aircraft – broke...

Committee constituted to probe cracks in cargo building of new Islamabad...

ISLAMABAD: Civil Aviation (CAA) director-general (DG) has constituted a high-powered inquiry committee to probe the cracks appeared in Cargo Unit Building of Islamabad International...

Spain deports Pakistani man over alleged links with Islamic State

ISLAMABAD: Spain on Wednesday deported a Pakistani national for alleged links with Islamic State terrorist group, also known as Daesh. The authorities at New Islamabad...

Ex-army officials accused of corruption in Islamabad airport project, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday informed the Senate that an inquiry of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has found over a dozen retired senior...

CAA clarifies position on rainfall video clips

KARACHI: In a reference to the video clips made viral on social media spreading misconceptions on the effects of heavy dust storm/rainfall on June 5,...

CJ orders new Islamabad airport manager, construction company head to appear...

RAWALPINDI: Chief Justice (CJ) Mian Saqib Nisar took notice of the rainwater that had accumulated inside the Islamabad International Airport following which he ordered the airport...

Want to catch your flight from new Islamabad airport? Reach 5...

ISLAMABAD: If customers want to board a flight from the Islamabad International Airport they must reach at least five hours prior to their boarding...

Local police to review new airport security: report

RAWALPINDI: Senior police and intelligence officers of Rawalpindi and Attock will visit the new Islamabad International Airport to review security arrangements for the airport,...

Three Chinese workers among five arrested at new Islamabad airport

Five men, including three Chinese nationals, were arrested and a drone camera — which they were allegedly using to make videos of the newly...

Security concerns to not hinder opening of Islamabad airport: report

RAWALPINDI: Following years of delays and controversies, Pakistan’s first greenfield airport is expected to be operational for international and domestic flights from April 20, media reports...

PIA aircraft to be first ever plane to land at new...

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft will make the first ever landing at the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) on Saturday (tomorrow), PIA spokesperson Mashhood Tajwar...

New Islamabad airport to cost Rs 81 bn, Senate told

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Aftab Ahmed Sheikh on Friday informed the Senate that per revised PC-1, new Islamabad International Airport would cost around...

PAC forms committee to probe irregularities in new Islamabad airport project

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the parliament on Tuesday formed a special committee to probe irregularities in awarding of work for aircraft...

Audit finds massive irregularities in construction of New Islamabad Airport: report

Massive irregularities have been detected in the construction of the New Islamabad Airport, including awarding of work to ineligible contractors in violation of rules causing losses of billions of rupees to the national exchequer.

Incompetence and delays haunt New Islamabad Airport

Airport suffers from a faulty design and basic flaws Construction of modern airports for commercial aviation is a specialised field requiring regulatory control by qualified...