At the Islamabad International Airport all air traffic facilities should be of international standard, including the expertise of air traffic, flight safety, fire fighting and airport security officials and personnel. Reportedly no civil air traffic controllers are assigned to help PAF air traffic controllers. That a PAF C-130 aircraft entered through the civil aircraft Bravo entry and taxied in with its brakes system on fire through the passenger aircraft apron and collided and exploded in the nearby PAF parking area has fully exposed the state of negligence prevalent at the Islamabad International Airport and at PAF base Chaklala. The warning to the pilot that his wheels were on fire came too late. It appears that these essential flight safety and ground safety arrangements are missing altogether.
Some organization has to take the blame for such serious lapses.
During the aircraft taxi test procedure there should be a mobile control supervisor-specialist who should be accompanied by a foam fire tender, to attend to brake heating or break fire emergencies. Such and better flight-ground safety measures must be introduced at all civil and military airports in Pakistan. In the two wars with India they were used not only for transport, logistic, paradrop and cargo support, but were modified and employed for carpet bombing operations. The dedication courage and bravery of PAFs transport crew in peace and war has been conspicuous and exemplary. The PAF board of inquiry should probe into the cause of this accident to establish responsibility, and recommend foolproof measures to avoid recurrence in the future.