Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), since a long time, has been planning to install e-gate system including fingerprint biometrics technology at seven major airports around the country.
According to details, the main purpose of the installation of e-gate system was to scan eligible travellers passports and clear their immigration without any delay. However, this has not been the first time CAA intended to initiate this project. Baaghi TV has learnt that through a notice printed in a newspaper on January 10, 2010, Pakistan’s CAA invited Request For Proposal (RFP) from parties interested in this project.
After that, once again in March 2020, Aviation Secretary Hassan Nasir Jamy, while talking to Emirates Airlines Vice President Mohammad Sarhan, stated that CAA plans to install e-gates at seven major airports around the country. Sources say that this contract was given to a French technology company, IDEMIA.
According to sources, IDEMIA is blacklisted by the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) in other countries, including Kenya, for breaching different contractual agreements. Moreover, in 2019, the Kenyan High Court declined to suspend a 10-year ban imposed by the National Assembly on IDEMIA because of corruption and fraud issues connected to the Hiduma Namba National ID Project in 2017.
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Sources say that there was massive corruption at CAA, which was also minting money from this mega project. As per details, the Aviation Division has started to investigate this mega corruption, as a result, Imran Jamil Shami, Joint Secretary Aviation Division has been told to lead the investigation. Reports say that the offices of Acting Director and Deputy Director (Commercial) at the Islamabad Airport has been sealed.
Investigations is still underway and Baaghi TV will bring to you the latest updates regarding this mega corruption scandal of the Civil Aviation Authority.
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