Wanted Terrorist
ISLAMABAD: In a significant operation at Islamabad Airport on Tuesday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration apprehended a notorious terrorist with a head-money of Rs five million.
The wanted terrorist, identified as Javed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was taken into custody during immigration clearance.
The bounty on the captured terrorist’s head was set at five million rupees. The FIA has subsequently handed over the arrested individual to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
In September of this year, the Airport Security Force (ASF) conducted a raid at Islamabad International Airport, recovering heroin valued at Rs70 million from a passenger bound for an Istanbul flight.
The accused passenger, Imran, who was en route for Umrah, was found in possession of 5kg 448g of ice drugs. The accused had ingeniously soaked three Ihram towels with a heroin solution.
The federal cabinet has opted to delay its plans for outsourcing airports until receiving clearance from a Steering Committee led by the Finance Minister.
This decision follows a comprehensive presentation by the Aviation Division to the Cabinet on August 29, 2023, regarding the outsourcing of Islamabad International Airport.
The presentation underscored the advantages of private sector involvement in airport operations, citing international instances where such involvement enhanced service quality, unlocked revenue potential, and attracted investments.
Efforts to outsource Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi airports have been ongoing for several years, with a renewed initiative launched in December 2022.
The government aimed to adhere to the framework of the Public-Private Partnership Authority Act 2017 to select a private partner responsible for designing, building, rehabilitating, financing, operating, and maintaining the airport, with eventual transfer back to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA).
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, was appointed as the transaction advisor on April 11, 2023, to guide the project.
