Aviation Minister inaugurates new int'l terminal at Quetta airport.

QUETTA -- Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan, along with Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, Wednesday inaugurated a newly built international terminal at the Quetta airport. The minister also performed ground-breaking for construction of a mega runway at the airport for operations of Boeing-777 aircraft. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, he said airports were considered as vital 'economic and strategic' assets, and the federal government was taking all possible measures for progress and prosperity of the Balochistan province, an Aviation Division press release said. The importance of airports in terms of global connectivity has enhanced the requirement of aviation infrastructure.

'Therefore this government has placed aviation sector on its top priority to ensure regional connectivity and bring direct economic benefits to the Quetta airport, which handles about 500,000 passengers annually,' he said. Currently, the Aviation...

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