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CAA, PAA HQs to be shifted to Islamabad

Our Correspondent August 23, 2026 Less than a minute read

People commute on a road near Faisal Mosque, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad. PHOTO: REUTERS

ISLAMABAD:

The federal government has decided to relocate the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) from Karachi to Islamabad.

According to sources, the government has issued directives to construct temporary headquarters at Islamabad International Airport to facilitate the immediate relocation of both organisations.

As part of the administrative arrangements, a seven-member joint committee comprising officers from the PAA and the CAA has been constituted to oversee the process.

PAA Deputy Director General Airports Sadiqur Rehman has been appointed chairman of the committee. The committee will identify a suitable site at Islamabad airport for constructing the temporary headquarters.

Sources said the CAA has been directed to construct its temporary headquarters and complete the relocation by Nov 2026, while the PAA has been given December 2026 as the deadline.

The headquarters of both aviation organisations are currently located in Karachi. The relocation will not affect their regional offices, which will continue to operate across the country.

COMMENTS (11)

Salma | 3 weeks ago | Reply Bad idea to shift caa frm Karachi it s working fine in Karachi then why moving caa like pia frm Karachi no good returns frm pia office in Islamabad whn everything going smoothly in Karachi then why disturbing it

HABIB | 3 weeks ago | Reply TAKE EVERYTHING FROM KARACHI IF YHERE IS ANYTHING LEFT TAKE IT...HURRY UP

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shaoor ehsan | 3 weeks ago | Reply Why no national print and electronic media question why all govt. depts. head quarters has been consistently shifted from Karachi to Islamabad like pba pia suparco and now caa paa are some of the many dept. shifted or will be shifted. On the other hand there hadf been no news of shifting head offices of federal govt. from Lahore like pr pcb etc. Is there specific reason for such blatant differentiation or it is willful misconduct to try to create disintegration sentiments in country among the masses

Shahid | 3 weeks ago | Reply Its good decision by govt. A good financial mgmt move.

Mohsin | 3 weeks ago | Reply After shifting all organization from Karachi to Islamabad they are planning to shift Sea it s port in captital city

Taher | 3 weeks ago | Reply CAA was formed well grown and established in karachi. Why its necessary to shift all H Qs of big organizations to Islamabad They must exist in financial capital likewise in us and Europe. Absolutely imperfect decision.

Ayaz | 3 weeks ago | Reply why are they shifting all the departments under Ministry of defense and transferring all the departments from Karachi to Islamabad

Sunny | 3 weeks ago | Reply Its not fair to transfer Headquarters from Karachi to Islamabad.. Government should reconsider

Aftab Jabbar Memon | 3 weeks ago | Reply Karachi Sindh is financial capital highly potential city of pakistan shifting these headquarters makes no sense

Zaeem | 3 weeks ago | Reply Karachi is not part of Pakistan that Head Office of PAA and CAA are being shifted to Islamabad those who were working there will get jobless or have to shift here in Islamabad where cost of living is 5 times higher as compared to Karachi

Shahid Sheikh | 4 weeks ago | Reply PML Nawaz always get decisions to down grade status of Kk arachi

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