[DAWN] In a survey conducted in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the 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, local secret police found the cargo area of Islamabad airport lightly guarded and other weaknesses in the security there.
| I'm shocked and appalled by this discovery. Completely unexpected, it was, given that Pakistan is a Third World country, and headed downward. |
A security official said they were considering lowering the alert level at the Islamabad airport but dropped the idea after the latest eruption on the fringe of the Karachi airport.
Earlier, the secret police had conducted a routine security inspection in March and suggested, among other measures, imposing a ban on the use of mobile phones by people visiting the airport to improve its security.