City
Epaper

PIA aircraft with 90 passengers crashes in Karachi's residential area

By ANI | Updated: May 22, 2020 16:15 IST

A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) aircraft with 90 passengers on board crashed in a residential area near the Karachi airport on Friday.

Open in App

A Pakistan International Airline (PIA) aircraft with 90 passengers on board crashed in a residential area near the Karachi airport on Friday.

PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar confirmed the crash and added that the flight -- A-320 -- was carrying 90 passengers and was flying from Lahore to Karachi, Dawn reported.

Footage showed plumes of smoke rising from the site of the crash. A rescue operation is underway. Further details are awaited.

( With inputs from ANI )

Tags: KarachiLahoreAbdul SattarPIA
Open in App

Related Stories

EntertainmentPakistani Actress Humaira Asghar Dies At 32, Decomposed Body Found in Karachi Home by Local Police

NationalBig Revelation on Operation Sindoor: Indian Air Force Struck Malir Cantt in Karachi

InternationalKarachi-Islamabad Connection Disturbed After INS Vikran Strikes Pakistan in Arabian Sea: Reports

NationalIndia Strikes Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad After Foiling Multiple Pakistani Attacks

InternationalIndia Launches Drone Strike on Lahore in Swift Retaliation as India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate

International Realted Stories

International"Extreme moral cowardice": Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi, Jaishankar 'silence' over Israel's actions in Gaza

InternationalBelgium issues 12 guidelines for AI use in advertising

InternationalOperation Chivalrous Knight 3 team inspects progress on 'Lifeline Water Supply Project' for southern Gaza

InternationalBangladesh: BNP accuses Jamaat of erasing Liberation War memories

InternationalPakistan: Rights body raises alarm over internet, mobile services blackout in Balochistan