Once branded as country with 'world's worst airport', Pakistan to have new operational airfield on Independence Day

Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto International Airport was in 2014 rated the worst in the world by a poll carried out by 'Guide to Sleeping in Airports' website based on parameters that included comfort, facilities, cleanliness and service. The country's capital city seems to strive to put those claims to rest, as PM Nawaz Sharif recently announced the launch of a new airport here by August this year.

Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto International Airport was in 2014 rated the worst in the world by a poll carried out by 'Guide to Sleeping in Airports' website based on parameters that included comfort, facilities, cleanliness and service. The country's capital 

The Benazir Bhutto airport currently servicing Islamabad is actually located in the nearby city of Rawalpindi, and attached to a military base. It in the 2014 poll had beat Manila off the top of the list to fare as the world's worst airport. The new airport, with almost 95 percent of the work reportedly completed, progresses with the government's line of touting big-ticket infrastructure as sign of economic progress. A view of the parking and terminal of the newly built airport in Islamabad. (Photo | Reuters)

A view of the immigration area at the newly built airport in Islamabad. (Photo | Reuters)

A general view of the check-in counters at the newly built airport in Islamabad. (Photo | Reuters)

The aerobridge at the newly built airport. (Photo | Reuters)

The aerobridge is a movable connector that commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to the plane. (Photo | Reuters)

A worker walks down the stairs from the departures area to the arrivals greeting area of the newly built airport. (Photo | Reuters)

The new airport, which has been delayed, is expected to become operational on August 14, the country's Independence Day. (Photo | Reuters)