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    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has restricted the hitherto unfettered movement of US and UN officials at the international airport here, citing misuse of the facility that was granted in the wake of the 9/11 terror attack. "All US officials and diplomats will now have to go through normal airport checks at the Islamabad airport as the government has decided to withdraw the extraordinary concession offered to them after 9/11 by former president Pervez Musharraf" The News said on Wednesday. Full Article at Times of India
    All US officials and diplomats will now have to go through normal airport checks at the Islamabad airport as the government has decided to withdraw the extraordinary concession offered to them after 9/11 by former president Pervez Musharraf
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
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Restriction on US officials' unfettered movement at Islamabad airport
  1. Pursuant to the instructions received from the Defence Ministry vide letter No 2-1/2009-ASF dated Sep 16, 2009, the facility of use of Gammon Gate by the officials vehicles of the US embassy and UN missions may be withdrawn w.e.f Oct 15, 2009.
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  2. On the direction of the defence ministry, the civil aviation authority (CAA) has issued orders for the withdrawal of this facility as of Oct 15. The decision has been taken after reports that this concession was misused in the past
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  3. The equipment related to aeroplanes, the crew and their personal luggage also passes through this gate. During checking, US vehicles and the luggage they carry to and from apron area are not properly searched/checked by the (security) staff deputed to control the entry/exit at the Gammon Gate
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  4. Interestingly, Musharraf offered such concessions to the Americans despite Washington's extraordinary strict immigration and security checks from all those coming from Pakistan, including VVIPs. During one of Musharraf's official tours to the US, his media spokesman Rashid Qureshi, who was then a brigad...
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  5. This special facility allowed the Americans to have unchecked arrivals and departures to and from the Islamabad airport
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago
  6. was massively misused and there were reports of even unauthorised and undeclared import of sensitive material and equipment, including weapons. This fact raised serious alarm bells among the Pakistani authorities and forced them to withdraw the facility that was given to the Americans by the former dict...
    SOURCE: Times of India 1 month ago

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