Following the inclusion of areas surrounding the New Islamabad International Airport within the administrative boundaries of the Rawalpindi district, a new Airport Police Station has been established, and a Station House Officer (SHO) has been appointed.
A temporary building for the police station has been rented on the Motorway Link Road. However, a permanent structure will later be constructed after acquiring land on or near Airport Road.
When the New Islamabad International Airport became operational, its terminal building, runway, and funnel area spanned three different jurisdictions: the Attock district, the Rawalpindi district, and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Legally, only the New Airport Police Station in Attock had jurisdiction over the airport area.
However, in view of security concerns and the need for unified jurisdiction, the government reassigned full administrative control of the airport and its surrounding areas to the Rawalpindi district last year. Consequently, it was decided to establish a new Airport Police Station specifically for the airport and adjacent areas.
It has been learned that the new police station has been formed by dividing the jurisdiction of Naseerabad Police Station, particularly areas that were previously under its Hameedan police post.
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