ISLAMABAD -Security Breach has been reported at New Islamabad Airport,media has revealed.
Islamabad Police has been tasked to look into the matter of a securitybreach.
Few armed men shutting down a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) canteen at theIslamabad International Airport on Sunday.
Despite the claims of strong security arrangements at the airport, 13 armedmen reportedly locked down the canteen, locking up the staff membersinside. The assailants also threatened the staffers and damaged the CCTVsystem, taking it away with them before the authorities reached the scene.
According to the initial reports, the break-in attempt was led by a formercontractor of the canteen. He claimed to have built and run the canteen,however, the tender was later awarded to a private firm owned by agovernment servant.
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The authorities, oblivious of the break-in incident, reached the scene oncethey were informed by the people at the airport. The security breach hasput a huge question mark over the *stringent *security measures claimed bythe authorities.
CAA later clarified the air around the tender, saying that the contract wasawarded to a private firm for running the canteen following due process.
