Thar Airport Construction Project

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Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is going to inaugurate Mai Bakhtawar Airport in Thar, according to news sources.

Mai Bakhtawar was an activist for farmers' rights and noted leader of Sindh’s Hari Movement.



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Mai Bakhtawar Airport near Islamakot/Mithi - Thar inaugurated today.







Arrival of PIA ATR 72-500 (AP-BKW).





Arrival of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Government of Sindh Learjet 45XR (AP-BHY).



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Construction of the airport, spread over an area of 1,000 acres, has been completed in about four years at a cost of around Rs1 billion. Initially, it was to be named as Thar airport and the insignia was also installed atop the building of its arrival and departure lounges. However, it has now been named after a peasant leader, Mai Bakhtawar Lashari, who had laid down her life on June 22, 1947, fighting against a feudal lord near Jhudo town of Mirpurkhas district.

Source: DAWN

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Arrival of Government of Sindh Learjet 45XR (AP-BHY) at Mai Bakhtawar Airport on airport's inauguration today.





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(Top to Bottom) Bahria Town Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XP (AP-RBA), Government of Sindh Learjet 45XR (AP-BHY) and PIA ATR 72-500 (AP-BKW) parked at Mai Bakhtawar Airport - Thar on airport's inauguration day on April 11, 2018.

Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari arrived aboard AP-RBA, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah arrived aboard AP-BHY, passengers/guests including Pakistan's star cricketer Shahid Afridi arrived aboard AP-BKW.

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