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| Karachi airport handed over to CAA, open for operations |
| 2014-06-10 |
| [DAWN] Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... airport has been reopened for passengers and all flight operations, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa ... who is The Very Model of a Modern Major General... . Earlier on Sunday, a five-hour attack by gunnies on the international airport in Karachi left at least 28 dead, including ten terrorists. The attack was claimed by banned turban organization Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP). "Karachi airport has been cleared and handed over to Civil Aviation Authority and the Airport Security Force," Major Asim said while speaking to Dawn.com. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... Pakistain International Airlines (PIA) will resume its flight operation by 4 pm Monday afternoon after security clearance, a front man of the national flag carrier told APP on phone. "Four PIA employees were martyred in the terrorist attack," he said. They were identified as Farrukh Leghari, S.M. Ilyas, Fazal Zubairi and Tanvir A. Khan, he added. A report on the Karachi airport attack, which was presented to Prime Minister Sharif on Monday, revealed that turbans wanted to destroy all the aircraft. It also disclosed that turbans had entered the airport from two separate locations. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz on Aviation Shujaat Azeem had said that the Karachi airport would be made operational at 4 pm today. He moreover said that security was heightened at all the airports. Meanwhile, ...back at the saloon, Butch got the bill for the damage caused by the fist fight, the mirror broken in the shootout, and drinks for everyone...... the CAA front man had said that air traffic control operations and other activities would also be resumed with the revival of normal flight operations. Earlier, Prime Minister Sharif had ordered authorities to reopen the Karachi airport for public as soon as possible. He also directed the CAA to facilitate the passengers in every possible manner. |
| Posted by:Fred |