SC judges, their spouses exempted from body search at airports
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The serving Supreme Court (SC) judges and their families have been exempted from being frisked at airports, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
According to the text of the letter written by the Aviation Ministry to the DG Airport Security Force (ASF), the latter has been told not to stop the apex court judges and their spouses at security checkpoints for body search.
The order was issued on October 12 following the directives from the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, discussions have been underway regarding the installation of eGates at Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad airports. The plan, similar to systems in developed countries, aims to introduce self-immigration services through these eGates.