ISLAMABAD: In view of the recent terrorist attack on Karachi airport and incident of firing on an airliner at Peshawar airport, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the appointment of over 500 security personnel for the aviation department.
Five hundred and forty posts of assistant sub-inspectors of police and constables of the Airport Security Force have been vacant since long but appointments could not be made because of a ban on recruitment.
But now the prime minister has relaxed the rules and the positions will be filled soon, according to sources.
The prime minister had directed that the recruits be trained as per international standards, added the sources.
Military unearths landmine factory
Islamabad: The Pakistani Army has unearthed a landmine manufacturing factory in Miranshah during ground operation.
At least 225 cylinders filled with explosive material weighing from 80 to 100 kilograms have also been seized from the factory, officials said.
One hundred and fifty incomplete cylinders meant for manufacturing landmines, 10 anti-tank landmines, 700 pipes filled with explosive material, and equipment for physical training and welding were also seized.
Earlier, Pakistan Army initiated ground operation in Miranshah. 15 terrorists were killed in the early phase of the operation. A search action is also under way to hunt down terrorist groups in the hiding. According to the statement issued by the ISPR, ground operation has been carried out after the evacuation of the civilian population in the area.
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