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British Security Team Visit Karachi Airport and PIA Head Office

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A British security team is due to arrive in Karachi on December 8 for a three-day visit.

The team will review security arrangements for PIA flights operated from Karachi to London.

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United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) Aviation Security Liaison Officer (ASLO) team is due to arrive in Karachi on December 6.

The British team will hold meetings with Pakistani officials on December 7.

The team will review/assess security arrangements for PIA Boeing 777 flight PK787 to London scheduled to depart from Karachi on December 8.

During visit to Karachi Airport, the team will review joint baggage search counters, screening process for passengers' baggage, security arrangements and surveillance equipment at the airport. Cargo area and London-bound PIA aircraft also will be visited by the British security team members.

The team is expected to visit Karachi Airport on December 9 & 10 also.

It will leave Pakistan on December 11.

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The British team visited Karachi Airport today. The team was informed that Karachi Airport is among world airports where modern security equipment is installed.

The British team visited joint baggage search counters and observed passengers' screening process. The team also received briefing on full body scanners installed at the airport. Other security equipment working at the airport was also shown to the visitors.

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On December 8, PIA Boeing 777-200ER registration AP-BGL departed from Karachi at 11:33 AM as flight PK787 to London. The flight was scheduled to depart at 10:40 AM.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/pk787

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United Kingdom Department for Transport (DfT) Aviation Security Liaison Officer (ASLO) team also met CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik at airline's head office in Karachi today.

The British team was informed about PIA Boeing 777 upgrade project. The team was also informed about screening and scanning process of passengers, baggage and cargo items carried by PIA flights from Pakistan to UK.

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Let us hope that the British team did not notice the non functional vehicle scanner before the ramp which proudly sports the sticker, "gift from people of Japan".
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They should have visited Lahore and Islamabad airports - there aren't many flights coming to the UK from Karachi but there are quite a few flights coming to the UK from Islamabad.
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British teams also make such visits to airports of Islamabad and Lahore.

They have different schedule for visiting different airports.

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