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| January 18, 2010 | Pak passengers warned to get ready for full body screening at local airports | | Islamabad: America's 'Transport Security Administration (TSA) has issued a circular to Pakistani airlines to ensure that passengers flying to the US go through full body search at local airports before boarding their flight. "It was not yet clear whether
the Americans would bring in their own screening equipment along with monitoring
personnel or entrust the screening to the local authorities," The Nation quoted
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) sources, as saying. Sources said TSA team
had recently visited local airports to review security arrangements Earlier, TSA
had included Pakistan in the list of countries whose citizens would be subjected
to the discriminatory and intense screening at US airports worldwide. Following
the 'issued circular' by the TSA, US-bound passengers will now be segregated after
the immigration clearance and thoroughly checked by flight staff, which may comprise
entirely of Americans. "Even Managing Director (MD) PIA is not allowed to interfere
during this security check," PIA GM Public Affair Sultan said. After the immigration,
he informed, US bound passengers will be segregated from others and would be required to go through complete body and hand carry search. | |
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