Pakistan International Airlines flight PK8303 crashed in a residential area in Karachi
- 4 years ago
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK8303 crashed in a residential area in Karachi
Flight PK8303, The Airbus A320, which was carrying around 91 passengers and eight crew, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan's busiest.
Emergency services have arrived. There is no confirmation on casualties so far, but many are feared dead.
The plane, an Airbus A320, was about to land when it crashed near Model Colony, a neighbourhood of Karachi about 3.2km (two miles) north-east of Jinnah International Airport.
A spokesman for PIA said the plane had lost contact with air traffic control just after 14:30 local time (09:30 GMT).
Pakistan's army said soldiers from its quick reaction force had reached the crash site to help rescue efforts.
TV footage showed rescue crew combing through debris strewn across the streets of Model Colony, where several houses have been destroyed.
The chief minister of Sindh, the province where the plane crashed, has declared an emergency in all of Karachi's hospital.
The cause of the crash is yet to be confirmed. PIA chief executive Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik said the pilot had told traffic control that the plane was experiencing "technical difficulties".
Flight PK8303, The Airbus A320, which was carrying around 91 passengers and eight crew, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan's busiest.
Emergency services have arrived. There is no confirmation on casualties so far, but many are feared dead.
The plane, an Airbus A320, was about to land when it crashed near Model Colony, a neighbourhood of Karachi about 3.2km (two miles) north-east of Jinnah International Airport.
A spokesman for PIA said the plane had lost contact with air traffic control just after 14:30 local time (09:30 GMT).
Pakistan's army said soldiers from its quick reaction force had reached the crash site to help rescue efforts.
TV footage showed rescue crew combing through debris strewn across the streets of Model Colony, where several houses have been destroyed.
The chief minister of Sindh, the province where the plane crashed, has declared an emergency in all of Karachi's hospital.
The cause of the crash is yet to be confirmed. PIA chief executive Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik said the pilot had told traffic control that the plane was experiencing "technical difficulties".