ISLAMABAD: A team of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) on Tuesday kicked off a four-day security assessment of the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, with the exercises aimed at improving the aviation security standards in the South Asian country.
The GCAA’s team last week reviewed aviation security measures at the Islamabad International Airport in Pakistan’s capital. The two-member GCAA delegation led by Abdullah Al Kaabi, senior director of Avsec Affairs, arrived in Karachi on Tuesday for the four-day assessment, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) said in a statement.
“Over the next four days, the team will be inspecting the implementation of various security measures at the airport, with a specific focus on measures for flights to the UAE,” the PCAA said.
The PCAA said the assessment is part of ongoing collaborative efforts between the GCAA and the PCAA to enhance aviation security standards in Pakistan.
Pakistan and the UAE enjoy decades-old fraternal relations. Several airlines operate multiple flights per day connecting Pakistan’s major cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar to the UAE’s Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Dubai.
