US airport machine asks passengers if they are terrorists
- 12-Apr-2022
The measure to curb terrorist threats in the United States received mixed responses.
Man spends three months inside US airport without being detected
- 19-Jan-2021
The airport authorities say that his presence did not pose a security risk to the airport or to the traveling public.
Face recognition nabs fake passport user at US airport
- 26-Aug-2018
WASHINGTON: Facial recognition technology was credited with the arrest this week of a man attempting to use a fake passport to enter the United States at Washington’s Dulles airport, officials said. Officials said that on the third day of deployment of the new technology, border agents were able to determine that the man was using […]
No harm in undergoing security check at airports, says PM
- 06-Apr-2018
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has dismissed the criticism on his security check at an airport in the United States of America during his recent private visit and said there was no harm in following the rules and regulations of the country and to undergo such screening. The video of PM Abbasi undergoing routine […]
US bans electronic devices on flights from 10 countries
- 21-Mar-2017
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration confirmed Tuesday it is imposing new restrictions on electronic devices carried by travellers coming to the United States from 10 airports mainly in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified terror threats. The Department of Homeland Security will require passengers coming to the United States from airports in […]