CAA directed to accelerate pace of work on new Airport
By Khalid Amin

ISLAMABAD—Caretaker Minister for Defence and Defence Production Syed Salim Abbas Jilani has directed the Management of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to accelerate the pace of work on New Islamabad International Airport to accomplish the project within the given time. He said during his visit to the site of the New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) here on Thursday.
Project Director of NIIA, Brig ® Iftikhar Ali gave a detailed presentation to the Minister highlighting various features of the project and progress achieved so far.
He informed the Minister that Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had planned to equip the new airport with state of the art facilities for both domestic and international passengers.
The project director said the new airport would have the capacity to cater to the needs of nine million passengers. He said that about 82 percent work on both the runways has been completed and the remaining work would be accomplished shortly.
The Minister visited the under-construction runways and other sites of the project and reviewed their progress. He appreciated the efforts of CAA and asked its management to ensure the quality of work and gear up their efforts to complete the project within the stipulated time. The project directed informed the minister that the new airport would be ready by the end of 2010.
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence Major General Haider Ali Khan, Director General CAA, Farooq Rehmatullah and other senior officials of CAA and Ministry of Defence were also present.