ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to buy ten advanced mobile scanners equipped for tracing explosive materials and controlling terror activities, Geo News reported on Friday.
Sources add, that these computerized vehicles equipped with automatic devices would be imported at a total cost of Rs. 10 billion.
The federal interior ministry has prepared a summary for the purchase of mobile scanners, which would be sent to the prime minister for his approval, sources said.
Sources further add that these scanner vehicles would be purchased either from US or China, and that the scanners are capable of detecting explosive materials concealed in cars, trailers and trucks and will help block terror incidents.
The Federal government will be keeping two out of the ten vehicles for its use, while two each will be be given to Punjab and Sindh and one each to Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan governments.
Following the prime minister's approval, the vehicles will be imported within one or two months.
Govt. to buy 10 mobile scanners - thenews.com.pk
