AREAS surrounding the Benazir International Airport are thickly populated. Sadiqabad is also listed among the victims of noise pollution.

According to a Google map survey, almost 0.5 million souls live in areas close to the Benazir International Airport. Among these inhabitants, 0.3 million approximately are school-going children. The noise bombardment occurs each time a flight touches down or takes off.

As a citizen I demand that flights be scheduled during the day so that our sleep is not disturbed.

S. Zaid Mehdi

Rawalpindi

Published in Dawn, March 10th, 2017