Federal Minister for Interior Brig(R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah met with delegation of British Airways led by Deputy High Commissioner Richard Crowder. The primary purpose of the meeting was that the delegation wanted to register their thanks for the security measures taken so far to help their operations in Pakistan. They thanked the Ministry of Interior, Civil Aviation Authority, ASF and police to ensure security and patrolling around Islamabad Airport. British Airways resumed their flights in June 2019 after almost a decade of being non operational in Pakistan.
The Minister for Interior Brig (R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah welcomed the positive response and said that its heartening to see that our efforts to ensure security arrangements have turned out to be fruitful. He further said that we want to improve Pakistan's international image and give a positive message to the world. The overall security situation is better across the country. He said that we are ready to cooperate on all levels to increase the inclination of people to travel to Pakistan. From Visa policy to increased number of immigration counters, we have tried our best to facilitate people. And we are still working on improving the overall functioning. We hope that we can expand flight operations to other cities as well, he added. The British delegation reinforced that they have not faced any problem in operating over 7 months and we hope that cooperation will continue over the coming times.
Resuming flight operations by British Airways was a huge progress for Pakistan in 2019. The successful execution of operations and ensuring security is one of the biggest achievements of the Ministry of Interior, Pakistan.
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