Karachi airport open for operations
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The Karachi airport has been reopened for passengers and all flight operations, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asim Bajwa.
Earlier on Sunday, a five-hour attack by militants on the international airport in Karachi left at least 28 dead, including ten terrorists. The attack was claimed by banned militant organisation Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
"Karachi airport has been cleared and handed over to Civil Aviation Authority and the Airport Security Force," Major Asim said while speaking to Dawn.com.
Meanwhile, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was scheduled to resume its flight operations by 4 pm Monday afternoon after security clearance, a spokesman of the national flag carrier told APP on phone.
"Four PIA employees were martyred in the terrorist attack," he said.
A report on the Karachi airport attack, which was presented to Prime Minister Sharif on Monday, revealed that terrorists wanted to destroy all the aircraft.
It also disclosed that terrorists had entered the airport from two separate locations.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Nawaz on Aviation Shujaat Azeem said that security was heightened at all the airports.
- DAWN
