ISLAMABAD: Minister of Interior and Anti-Narcotics Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of Aviation and Defense Khawaja Asif made detailed visit to Sialkot Airport. They reviewed facilities for passengers at arrival and departure terminals at Sialkot International Airport.

They expressed dissatisfaction over facilities available at Sialkot Airport for passengers going abroad and ordered to increase facilities at Airport for convenience of passengers.

Passengers going abroad have to wait up to 60 minutes for immigration, Mohsin Naqvi observed and said that Immigration counters will be increased for passengers so that they do not have to wait.

He ordered to complete task of increasing immigration counters during closure of Sialkot Airport for 15 days from 9 am due to runway extension project. Ministers gave instructions to concerned authorities to complete work of immigration counters and other facilities at Sialkot airport within 15 days. Khawaja Asif said that search process has been simplified for convenience of passengers and ANF at Sialkot Airport, Customs and ASF check passengers at one place instead of three different places.

Mohsin Naqvi said that 12 immigration counters should be operational when Airport reopens and process of providing more facilities to passengers during closure of Airport should be completed.

He said that passengers are our honoured guests and It is our responsibility to provide maximum comfort and convenience to them.

 Chief Executive Officer Sialkot Airport Air Vice Marshal (retd) Tanveer Ashraf Bhatti, Brigadier Sikander of Anti-Narcotics Force Punjab, FIA Gujranwala Zone Director Sajid Akram, Airport Manager Nisar Ahmed and related officials were present.

Published in The Daily National Courier, May, 07 2024

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