In-pictures: New Islamabad International Airport ready to open its doors


The new airport is scheduled to open its doors on May 3

The new Islamabad International Airport is scheduled to open its doors in the first week of May. Earlier this month the first mock flight landed at the airport.

With opening day just around the corner, a dress rehearsal was held to test the readiness of the airport. 

People wait in queue to get boarding passes at an international counter during a rehearsal by the airport officials at the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP 
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Pakistani officials take part in a rehearsal by the airport officials at the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP
 
Pakistani Airport Security Force (ASF) officials keep watch at a searching area of the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP 
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Pakistani officials take part in a rehearsal by the airport officials at the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP 
 
Pakistani officials take part in a rehearsal by the airport officials at the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP 
 
A Pakistani man is being searched by a scanner at an international departure during a rehearsal by the airport officials at the newly built Islamabad International Airport - AFP