Peshawar airport being renovated at a cost of Rs 3 billion

[Dawood Ibrahim]

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The Senate was informed on Tuesday (Today) that renovation work on Peshawar Airport is being carried out speedily and will be completed during this year.

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad told the House during question hour that 3 billion rupees have been allocated for this purpose. He pointed out that the major expansion and remodelling of terminal building has also been commenced since February last year. It will provide world-class facilities and comfort to the passengers.

To another question, the minister said the PIA has floated tenders for acquiring four wide-body and four narrow-body aircraft on dry lease.

Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development Division Tariq Fazal Chaudhary told the House that there are violations of the agreement under which 13.5 acres land was provided by CDA for the construction of Grand Hyatt Hotel near Convention Centre Islamabad. He said under the agreement, a five-star hotel will be built but the owner built apartments and sold to the public. He said that is why the agreement has been cancelled and the building is sealed.

Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan informed the House that national interests will be fully guarded while negotiating free trade agreements with Turkey and Thailand and reviewing the FTA with China. He pointed out that these will improve Pakistan’s competitiveness and help enhance country’s exports.

The minister said the prime minister has recently announced a substantive package of 180 billion rupees for exporters which will help raise textile exports substantially.

Khurram Dastgir Khan rejected the impression that Pak-Afghan Transit Trade has been shifted to Iran. He said Afghanistan has made worth 2.55 billion dollars commercial imports through Pak-Afghan Transit Trade during 2014-15 which is a record.

The commerce minister said the government is in the process of preparing an e-commerce policy. He said a National Policy Board in this regard has been formed. He said since the matter involves a number of issues and legislations, it will take time to finalise the policy.

Minister for Climate Change Zahid Hamid said National Forest Policy has been prepared in consultation with the provinces to protect the country from climate change impact. He said the policy has already been approved in principle by the Council of Common Interests.


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[SherDil]

Ranked Among Worst in Asia, Rs 3 Billion to be Spent on Peshawar Airport Renovation

The construction of Peshawar Airport, which has now been renamed to Bacha Khan International Airport, is said to be completed during this year, the Senate was informed.



During the question hour, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad told the House that a total of Rs. 3 billion has been allocated for the renovation of the Peshawar Airport.

Minister Aftab added that in addition to the renovation, major expansion and remodelling of the terminal building is also being carried out to provide international level facilities to the passengers.

Addressing another question, the minister informed:

“PIA has floated tenders for acquiring four wide-body and four narrow-body aircraft on dry lease.”

Third Worst Airport In Asia
The huge investment made to resolve the issues at the Peshawar Airport was much needed, especially given its poor performance in recent times. To reflect on how poor the standards were, last year, a travel website called ‘The Guide To Sleeping in Airports’ released a yearly ranking which ranked Peshawar Airport as the third worst airport in Asia.

The ranking was based on overall facilities provided to passengers and the facilities at the Peshawar airport were not up to the mark. A statement released by the travel website read,

“Criticized for being packed with passengers and devoid of organization, this terminal is said to be more like a poorly run bus terminal more than anything else.

Many of the services here, like the issuing of boarding cards, are done manually – which exacerbates the already-long line-ups. And worse still, crowd control is non-existent meaning you spend an awful lot of time vying for a spot in the alleged line.”

It is hoped that the recent funding is put to better use in upgrading the facilities at the Peshawar-based airport and in ensuring that passengers don’t face unneeded hassles while traveling through it.

Via The News

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

1st of Al the name should be changed give a descent name 2nd they should not take money from people who come a least 1 should be free entry 3rd For God sake keep the Airport clean especially the toilet instead of doing toilet i felt vomiting

 

[Manidabest]

what is the point i mean all the airports in Pakistan r soo dirty because people dont have the feeling of ownership and they think that it is their property or they r in their own country soo it is ok to make a mess or keep it dirty and noone is there to tell them anything shame shame shame

 

[srshkmr]

Any pics on the current airport and any pictures on the proposed renovation change ?