Pakistan plane crash: PIA Lahore-Karachi flight with 90 onboard crashes near Karachi airport
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A Pakistani flight carrying 90 passengers has crashed near Karachi airport. The flight was coming from Lahore.
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Lahore to Karachi crashes near Karachi Airport (Representative image | Reuters)
A Pakistan International Airlines flight, going from Lahore to Karachi, has crashed moments before the landing, the Pakistan media has reported.
The flight crashed near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. The extent of damage or loss of life is still unknown.
PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar has confirmed the crash and added that the flight, A-320, was carrying 90 passengers and was flying from Lahore to Karachi.
The visuals on the local media show a huge plume of smoke coming out from behind some houses. It is not known if the aircraft crashed over a residential area.
Pakistan’s Minister of Health & Population Welfare has declared an emergency in all major hospitals of Karachi due to the plane crash, local media has reported.
Pakistan had resumed commercial passengers air travel on May 16 after a prolonged nationwide lockdown due to Covid-19 outbreak.
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