According to a Express Tribune, The Government of Japan has provided airport security equipment worth ¥1.94 (Rs1.96 billion) for the airports in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
An equipment handover ceremony was held at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad on Tuesday, where Japanese Ambassador Takashi Kurai handed over equipment including explosive detection systems and vehicle scanners to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Air Marshal (retd) Asim Suleiman and Aviation Secretary Muhammad Irfan Elahi.
Yasuhiro Tojo, the chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), in a statement at the handover ceremony said, “balanced and stable regional development by supporting security enhancement is one of the priority areas of JICA’s rolling plan and country assistance policy for Pakistan.
The new equipment meets the latest international security standards set by the United States, the European Union, and International Civil Aviation Organisation.
On July 4, Japan provided grant aid worth ¥200 million (Rs205 million) under which a face recognition system will be installed at the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi.
Japan donates equipment for Pakistan airports
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Damn the exchange rate is bad ¥1.94 is worth Rs1.96 billion.khizer wrote:According to a Express Tribune, The Government of Japan has provided airport security equipment worth ¥1.94 (Rs1.96 billion) for the airports in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
Only joking