Aviation advisor directs to stregethen security and vigilance of airports

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to PM on Aviation Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan on Thursday chaired a high level meeting regarding the security and vigilance of airports and the Pakistan International Airlines.

The meeting reviewed the security situation and vigilance of airports and discussed various issues and measures for improving the performance of these departments, and the issues and problems faced during the vigilance.

They discussed the security and vigilance process and reviewed the progress on implementation of the previous decisions and also determined the future course of action.

The meeting was also briefed about the ongoing security measures and vigilance of airports, and it was decided that expeditious steps would be taken to ensure the foolproof security.

Addressing the meeting, Sardar Mehtab said that every possible endeavour would be made to ensure foolproof security of airports and strict vigilance, along with the provision of facilities.

The advisor also ordered to further strengthen the security measures and directed to work on technological lines and intelligence. He directed to further improve their performance in order to facilitate the passengers and to redress their complaints.

He directed that security staff and officers should work with commitment and no laxity would be tolerated. He firmly said that strict action would be taken against those people who are not performing their duties in a responsible manner.

“Security department serves like eyes and ears and we need to make it standardize and up to the mark department by utilizing all possible resources and technology,” he added.

Later Sardar Mehtab called on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and briefed on matters pertaining to aviation division.