The project for which the comprehensive planning was still in the process in some cases is expected to cost billions of rupee and will be completed within a period of four to five years.
The plans for the new international airport which will replace the old
Chaklala Airport will be formally approved by the cabinet in due course.
The fate of the present international airport in Chaklala,
however could not be known. It is possible that it might be retained as a PAF airport. It was also not confirmed if the airport will be allowed to operate to cater the internal flights.
The foundation laying ceremony of the airport for which thousands of acres of land has already been acquired will be performed by the President Pervez Musharraf in the near future.
It is learnt that the new airport has been planned to meet all the future requirements, landing strips, terminals, parking bays, passenger lounges, cargo houses and above all the chain of administrative buildings and residential colonies.
According to experts the airport will be a huge and gigantic complex and will be an example of its kind in the region.
Since the new airport will be way from Islamabad and Rawalpindi the authorities plan to construct two way wide roads up to airport to meet the increasing traffic. For the convenience of the passengers and also other people arrangements to run special transport are also under consideration.
The ministry of defence has since issued directive to the concern district authorities to discourage setting up of private housing societies within a distance of five to ten miles around the airport.
The decision to construct international airport at Fateh Jang was taken by the government about two months back and it was formally
announced by the Shaukat Aziz during his last visit to the area, which is the part of his constituency.