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The Airports Security Force (ASF) (Urdu: ہوائی اڈے ضامن فورس) [2] is a federal airport security force agency under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation which is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (on-ground or in-air) in Pakistan.
Karachi ACC is also part of the Bobcat Air Traffic Flow Management program, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Due to lower navigation and surveillance capabilities, and limited ATS provision capabilities, Kabul FIR often becomes very congested airspace with limited number of operating routes and flight levels.
Pakistan Meteorological Department is tasked with watching, observing and monitoring weather, climate, hydrology, seismology and geophysical matters and providing forecasts, alerts, public warnings, and purposes of protection, safety, and general information, alongwith research and development in related fields.
The facility was established by the Royal Air Force in 1923. Located in a beach area of Karachi, the primary role of the facility was to provide the embarkation and disembarkation facilities to the RAF and other British personnel arriving by civil or military amphibious aircraft, and also to handle receipts and dispatch of cargo on these aircraft.
On 10 June, just two days after the airport attack, two to four unidentified militants opened fire near an Airports Security Force academy in Pehlwan Goth, Karachi, following which they retreated from Pehlwan Goth. Pehlwan Goth is a rundown area that is considered a hub of criminal elements, with police and rangers having previously conducted ...
Pakistan has a total of 69 airports, including three major hubs in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.Six additional medium-sized airports are located in Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Quetta, and Sukkur, while the remaining are classified as smaller airports.
PAF Base Masroor (ICAO: OPMR) is the largest airbase operated by the Pakistan Air Force.It is located in the Mauripur area of Karachi, in the Sindh province. [1]The base was originally known as RIAF Base Mauripur (1940-47), RPAF Station Mauripur (1947-56), and after 23 March 1956, as PAF Station Mauripur.
PCAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [3] PCAA is a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization . [ 4 ] Nearly all 44 civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the PCAA.