95 percent work completed on new Islamabad airport, NA told

National Assembly95 percent work completed on new Islamabad airport, NA told

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed Friday apprised the National Assembly that 95 percent work on new Islamabad International Airport had already been completed and necessary machinery was being imported for it.

Replying to various supplementary questions during Question Hour, the minister said the building of the new airport had also been completed.

He said there were two each airports in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgat Baltistan including Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot, Skardu and Gilgit Airports. Both airports in AJK were scaled down since 2008, he added.

Currently, there were no proposals under consideration to construct any airport in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgat Baltistan, he added.

To another question, the minister said that abroad properties of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) were purchased during various periods.

Some properties were purchased while some were on leased, he added.

He said that Pakistan Airways was a private company limited and set up with Rs 1 billion paid of capital.

Mostly aircrafts would be acquired from private sectors, he added.

To another question, he said that reimbursement of semester/annual fee upto a maximum of Rs 100,000 per annum to children of government employees was made to students of professional education degree programme of medical, engineering, IT, Business Studies, Architecture and D Pharmany studying on merit basis in public sector universities, colleges and institutions.

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