CAA says that there were 98 people aboard the plane including 91 passengers and seven crew members.
KARACHI: (UrduPoint/Pakistan Point News-May 22nd, 2020) A Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) passenger plane crashed near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said here on Friday.
The plane crashed just one minute before landing at the airport.
According to CAA, PK-303, a PIA Airbus A320 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir.
The sources said that there were 98 people aboard the plane including 91 passengers and seven flight crew.
The Pakistan Army Quick Reaction Force & Pakistan Rangers Sindh troops arrived at the crash site shortly to assist the civil administration in relief and rescue efforts. Several houses were damaged in the area where the plane crashed.
Everybody who came to know about the shocking incident of plane crash near Karachi airport was in pain, praying for the all people aboard the plane. People shared pictures and videos of plane crash on Twitter and Facebook.
There are reports of survivors.
Zainab Imam tweeted that her relative survived in the plane crash, saying that there were survivors,.
There is no official statement yet about the damage and those who survived.
However, Chief of Army of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed grief over the sad incident of plane crash. He also expressed condolence with the aggrieved families over loss of precious lives.
