--- title: "PM Orders Smart Scanners at Airports to Facilitate Passengers" description: "Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved or ordered the installation of smart scanners at international airports to facilitate passengers and eliminate outdated baggage-screening procedures. While several used nearly identical phrasing, such as \"approved measures to facilitate passengers at airports,\" 24 News HD and Business Recorder specifically highlighted the end of \"unnecessary questioning\" and \"harassment\" by customs officials. Dawn and ProPakistani added that the scanners would replace outdated methods and reduce passenger inconvenience. Overall, the framing was consistent, with slight variations in emphasis on the impact on travelers." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13500-pm-shehbaz-orders-installation-of-smart-scanners-at-airports site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PM Orders Smart Scanners at Airports to Facilitate Passengers pakistan · updated 11 Oct 2026, 8:02 AM PKT · 10–11 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 7 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 7 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved or ordered the installation of smart scanners at international airports to facilitate passengers and eliminate outdated baggage-screening procedures. While several used nearly identical phrasing, such as "approved measures to facilitate passengers at airports," 24 News HD and Business Recorder specifically highlighted the end of "unnecessary questioning" and "harassment" by customs officials. Dawn and ProPakistani added that the scanners would replace outdated methods and reduce passenger inconvenience. Overall, the framing was consistent, with slight variations in emphasis on the impact on travelers. ## Same story from 7 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [PM approves measures to facilitate passengers at airports](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1565474/pm-approves-measures-to-facilitate-passengers-at-airports/) · 11 Oct 2026, 8:02 AM PKT > Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday approved measures to eliminate difficulties faced by passengers at airports and to further facilitate their travel. The Prime Minister was chairing a review meeting regarding the customs system here. The Prime Minister directed the immediate installation of smart scanners at airports. Baggage should be screened using smart scanners rather […] - **Business Recorder** — [Shehbaz orders end to unnecessary questioning of air passengers by customs officials](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443567/shehbaz-orders-end-to-unnecessary-questioning-of-air-passengers-by-customs-officials) · 10 Oct 2026, 9:00 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed the immediate installation of smart scanners at all international airports in the country to facilitate passengers and replace outdated baggage-screening procedures. Chairing a meeting to review the customs system, the prime minister instructed authorities to bring in automated screening systems used internationally, saying passengers should no... - **The Nation** — [PM approves measures to facilitate passengers at airports](https://www.nation.com.pk/10-Oct-2026/pm-approves-measures-facilitate-passengers-airports) · 10 Oct 2026, 8:43 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday approved measures to eliminate difficulties faced by passengers at airports and to further facilitate their travel. - **Dawn** — [PM Shehbaz orders installation of smart scanners at airports](https://www.dawn.com/news/2036166/pm-shehbaz-orders-installation-of-smart-scanners-at-airports) · 10 Oct 2026, 7:11 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday ordered the installation of “smart scanners” at all international airports to facilitate travellers, according to a statement from his office. The premier issued these instructions during a meeting reviewing the customs enforcement in Islamabad, attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, as well as Fede... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [PM approves measures to facilitate passengers at airports](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pm-approves-measures-to-facilitate-passengers-at-airports/) · 10 Oct 2026, 7:10 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday approved measures to eliminate difficulties faced by passengers at airports and to further facilitate their travel. - **ProPakistani** — [Major Airports to Get Smart Scanners to End Outdated Baggage Inspection](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/10/major-airports-to-get-smart-scanners-to-end-outdated-baggage-inspection/) · 10 Oct 2026, 7:00 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the installation of smart scanners at all international airports in Pakistan to reduce passenger… Read More - **24 News HD** — [PM Shehbaz orders installation of smart scanners at airports to end passenger harassment](https://www.24newshd.tv/10-Oct-2026/pm-shehbaz-orders-installation-smart-scanners-airports-end-passenger-harassment) · 10 Oct 2026, 6:39 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the immediate installation of smart scanners at all international airports to facilitate passengers and eliminate unnecessary questioning and harassment by Customs officials during baggage screening. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visits Lahore Airport to expedite immigration process](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2383-naqvi-visits-allama-iqbal-international-airport-orders) · 10 Aug 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 75% related - [Prime Minister Announces Digital Consular Services for Overseas Pakistanis](https://harzaviya.com/stories/997-prime-minister-shehbaz-directs-expansion-of-digital-services) · 31 Jul 2026 · 9 outlets · 2 developments · 72% related 7 articles from 7 outlets, 10–11 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. 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