The counter for conducting rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid-19 has become functional at Islamabad International Airport, state-run news agency APP reports.

Passengers with tickets of UAE bound flights may avail the rapid PCR test facility at the airport within one and a half hours, said a press release.

As many as 2,050 passengers have so far availed the facility of PCR test so far, it added.

The UAE recently lifted a travel ban on passengers from Pakistan and five other countries. Airlines have signed agreements with laboratories in Pakistan to conduct rapid PCR tests at airports.

The passengers have been asked to arrive at an international airport six hours prior to departure in a bid to undergo the rapid PCR test.