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Full-scale emergency drill conducted at Karachi airport
KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) Saturday conducted a full scale Airport Emergency Exercise at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi.A CAA spokesman said that this exercise is conducted after every two years at all airports being a mandatory requirement of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
He said that the purpose of this exercise is primarily to practice standard operating procedure (SOPs) of all the agencies deployed in and around airport to depict as per actual happening of emergency at any airport in Pakistan.
This exercise went very well in which CAA fire fighting staff, ASF, Pakistan Army, PIA, private airlines, PIA emergency response, all ambulance services including Edhi, Chhipa, St. John's, Aga Khan Hospital, Civil Hospital, Jinnah Hospital, City Fire Brigades, Pakistan Air Force Fire Brigades, Princely Jet Helicopter, Police and Traffic Police took part very actively to practice various drills involved in such an exercise.
CAA spokesman further pointed out that this exercise also helps to further improve upon weak areas noticed during exercise.
Airport Manager, Nasir Sheikh, briefed the press on various aspects of this exercise.
Next exercise will be conducted in the year 2014, it was further stated. (APP)
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