RAWALPINDI: The director general of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has constituted an inquiry committee to look into complaints about cracks in the customs cargo building – also known as the airfreight unit – at Islamabad International Airport (IIA).

A spokesperson for the CAA said in a statement released on Sunday that following news regarding cracks in the building, the director general had already constituted a committee to look into the matter and point out the individuals whose leniency resulted in cracks appearing in the building.

The statement said: “A high powered inquiry committee has been constituted by the DG CAA and in case of any lapse in work the responsible will be dealt accordingly.”

Customs authorities had already informed the CAA and the IIA project director that the airfreight unit was in shabby and dangerous condition.

In a letter to the concerned authorities, a customs official said the building bore large cracks that were widening every day. The condition of the building made it an insecure place to work.

The CAA has provided customs staff an alternate space after they complained about the cracks in the building, the spokesperson said.

Published in Dawn, December 17th, 2018