Global firms vie to invest in airports

Reputable international companies have expressed interest in Pakistan’s desire to outsource airport management and their representatives are expected to arrive this month to review and discuss the proposal. Sources told The Express Tribune that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently took up the airport outsourcing matter in a meeting of the cabinet so that those could be managed more effectively. It was disclosed that the government of Pakistan was collaborating with potential investors as reputable international firms had expressed interest and planned to come on a trip to Pakistan within the current month. The cabinet was told that initial focus would be on Islamabad International Airport for its outsourcing while similar proposals for Lahore and Karachi airports were also under consideration. The government was planning to outsource the international airports of Lahore and Karachi in the second phase.