Night fire emergency drill conducted at Pakistan's New Gwadar int'l airport


ISLAMABAD, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) successfully carried out the first-ever night fire emergency drill at New Gwadar International Airport in the southwest Balochistan province, the authority said on Thursday.

The exercise, held late Wednesday, simulated an aircraft fire under low visibility conditions to test the airport's night-time emergency preparedness, according to a statement from the PAA.

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