New Islamabad Airport will be inaugurated on the 14th of August, 2017 according to the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Sheikh Aftab.
He revealed the information during question hour in the Senate. He said that the relevant authorities have already informed the PM of steady progress on the project and their confidence that it’ll be completed by 14th August next year.
It should be mentioned that the New Islamabad Airport has already been delayed several times before and is 5 years behind schedule. Issues like the runways being too close have added to what’s already a complex project. We were also shocked to discover that such a huge project was also being handled by unqualified people who had no expertise in engineering and aviation fields.
The project is already over budget with final costs reaching over Rs. 100 billion. The original PC-1 for the project was Rs. 36.68 billion when it was approved in March 2008. The costs were revised to Rs. 81.17 billion later on, and now may very well pass Rs. 100 billion.
You can read our previous coverage on the matter here:
InsaAllah then I will book my ticket from Islamabad after opening.
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Wah Hamid bhai kia baat hai aapki! (Y)
Finally !! Lakin agar ye Daava bhi Loadshedding khtm krnay k daavo jesa nikla toh ???
No problem we want you to leave this country forever. and never look back.
Lols
It’s always less than 1 year to inaugurate in the news since 2011.
This doesn’t seem possible. So much work is remaining!
You are right Bro
Latest i heard was that ‘they are again changing the location of airport due to some issues and this new one will be given to army for some kind of use that may or may not be full blown airport use.
Hope it is not named after another corrupt politician.
Insha Allah it will be