Pakistan government has withdrawn a special concession whereby US officials and diplomats were allowed to travel without their baggage being checked at the international airport here in the wake of several incidents of American personnel being detained with unlicensed weapons.
The concession was offered to US officials and diplomats by former President Pervez Musharraf after the 9/11 terror attacks.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued orders for withdrawing the facility at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport from October 15.
Under the concession, US officials and their vehicles "enjoyed unchecked arrivals and departures" and their luggage was not scrutinised at the airport, 'The News' daily reported on Wednesday.
The decision to withdraw the concession was made by the Defence Ministry, which controls the CAA
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