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Pakistan: 48 killed as PIA plane crashes near Abbottabad
All 48 people on board a PIA plane, including famous pop singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed and three foreigners, were killed today as the aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a hilly area near Pakistan’s Abbottabad after facing engine problems. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane PK-661 with 48 people, including Jamshed, his wife and Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Warraich, on board crashed in Saddha Batolni village near Pakistan Ordinance Factory, Havelian, while en route to Islamabad from Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that there are no survivors. So far, 36 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. The national carrier’s flight departed from Chitral around 3:30 PM and was expected to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport at around 4:40 PM. A PIA spokesman confirmed that the pilot of the ill-fated plane had given a ‘mayday’ distress call to traffic control before it went off the radar and crashed near the garrison town of Abbottabad.
PIA Spokesman Daniyal Gilani said there were 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer on board. The plane manifest showed there were 31 men, 9 women and 2 infants on board the flight, including three foreigners. A senior aviation official said the aircraft suffered engine problems. Speaking to reporters at the Islamabad airport, Secretary Aviation Irfan Ilahi confirmed that the ATR-42 turboprob plane suffered engine problems.
“It is premature to say anything at the moment, but we know that the aircraft had engine problems,” he said. Aviation Herald, that reports daily about incidents and critical situations in civil aviation, also said the plane had “engine problems”. A PIA Spokesperson told Express News that the aircraft which was “nearly 10-years-old” was “in good condition”.
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1. Abbottabad (the Mecca of Terrorism where OBL was killed by US )
2. Pop singer-turned-Islamic Preacher (what does he sing? Koran in Yo Yo Habshi style???)
All 48 people on board a PIA plane, including famous pop singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed and three foreigners, were killed today as the aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a hilly area near Pakistan’s Abbottabad after facing engine problems. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane PK-661 with 48 people, including Jamshed, his wife and Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Warraich, on board crashed in Saddha Batolni village near Pakistan Ordinance Factory, Havelian, while en route to Islamabad from Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that there are no survivors. So far, 36 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. The national carrier’s flight departed from Chitral around 3:30 PM and was expected to land at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport at around 4:40 PM. A PIA spokesman confirmed that the pilot of the ill-fated plane had given a ‘mayday’ distress call to traffic control before it went off the radar and crashed near the garrison town of Abbottabad.
PIA Spokesman Daniyal Gilani said there were 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer on board. The plane manifest showed there were 31 men, 9 women and 2 infants on board the flight, including three foreigners. A senior aviation official said the aircraft suffered engine problems. Speaking to reporters at the Islamabad airport, Secretary Aviation Irfan Ilahi confirmed that the ATR-42 turboprob plane suffered engine problems.
“It is premature to say anything at the moment, but we know that the aircraft had engine problems,” he said. Aviation Herald, that reports daily about incidents and critical situations in civil aviation, also said the plane had “engine problems”. A PIA Spokesperson told Express News that the aircraft which was “nearly 10-years-old” was “in good condition”.
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@airtel @aditya10r @Abhijat @A chauhan @Alien @alphacentury @Ancient Indian @Ankit Purohit @anupamsurey @armyofhind @Bharat Ek Khoj @blueblood @brational @Bangalorean @Blackwater @Bornubus @bose @cobra commando @DingDong @DFI_COAS @ersakthivel @fooLIam @gpawar @guru-dutt @hit&run @HariPrasad-1 @Indx TechStyle @jackprince @Kharavela @Illusive @I_PLAY_BAD @LETHALFORCE @Lions Of Punjab @maomao @Mad Indian @OneGrimPilgrim @Peter @piKacHHu @pmaitra @porky_kicker @Razor @raja696 @Rowdy @Sakal Gharelu Ustad @saty @sydsnyper @Srinivas_K @Screambowl @sorcerer @Simple_Guy @Sylex21 @wickedone @tarunraju @TrueSpirit2 @thethinker @Tshering22 @vayuu1 @VIP @Vishwarupa @VIP @Varahamihira @roma @Navnit Kundu @WARREN SS
Our esteemed Terrorist Paki Panel: @Neo @Raja.pakistani @Zarvan @musalman @Zulfiqar Khan @Just telling Truth
Interesting combo and keywords...All 48 people on board a PIA plane, including famous pop singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed and three foreigners, were killed today as the aircraft crashed and burst into flames in a hilly area near Pakistan’s Abbottabad after facing engine problems.
1. Abbottabad (the Mecca of Terrorism where OBL was killed by US )
2. Pop singer-turned-Islamic Preacher (what does he sing? Koran in Yo Yo Habshi style???)