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Ndege ya Shirika la Kimataifa la Pakistan iliyokuwa na watu zaidi ya 100 wakiwemo abiria na wahudumu imeanguka katika makazi ya watu wengi jijini Karachi
Mwenyekiti wa Shirika hilo, Arshad Malik amesema rubani wa ndege hiyo aina ya Airbus A320 iliyotokea Lahore alitoa taarifa kuna shida za kiufundi kabla ya ajali hiyo
Hadi sasa, miili 11 imepatikana hadi sasa na zoezi la uokoaji bado linaendelea. Bado haijafahamika kama marehemu walikuwa abiria au wakazi wa eneo ilipotokea ajali
Safari za ndege nchini humo zimerejea hivi karibuni baada ya kuwekwa zuio kwa miezi miwili ili kuthibiti mlipuko wa CoronaVirus
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A Pakistan International Airlines flight has crashed in Karachi, the airline's spokesperson, Abdullah Khan, told CNN Friday.
Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry says the flight had 99 passengers and eight crew members.
Khan told CNN the flight took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time (5.30 a.m. ET) in Karachi but had gone missing from the radar.
An emergency response protocol has been activated.
A Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in the southern city of Karachi, the airline said. In a video shared by journalist Qaseem Saeed, smoke billows in the distance where the plane is purported to have crashed in the city.
Flights had resumed in Pakistan just over a week ago after being grounded for two months, as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Pakistan International Airways flight crashed in a residential area in Karachi, which is the country's most populated city. Worries are mounting that people on the ground will be among the casualties.
The crash comes as the country prepares to celebrate the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr, with many traveling home to their families in towns and villages.
The pilot of a Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed in Karachi on Friday relayed he had technical problems, airline spokesperson Abdullah Khan told CNN.
Pakistan’s Army sent helicopters to assess damage and rescue efforts while urban search and rescue teams are being deployed on the ground, Pakistan’s military tweeted Friday.
The Airbus A320 is known as a work horse, says CNN's transport analyst Mary Schiavo, who added that Pakistan has been plagued with several plane crashes in the past.
At least 11 bodies from the scene of the Karachi plane crash have been brought to Jinnah Hospital, according to hospital spokesperson Seemi Jamali.
It is unclear if those fatalities involve victims from the ground or the plane.
Pakistan International Airlines chairman Arshad Malik has said the plane's pilot reported he was experiencing technical difficulties before the crash.
“It is a very sad incident and I am going to Karachi," he said.
"The last voice we heard of the [c]aptain was [that] we have a technical problem. He said this from final approach, he was told we are ready for landing, both strips are free and you can land but [he] decided to go-round.
"What was the reason, what was the tactical issue? We will investigate."
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society has deployed three ambulances and 25 emergency response force members to help with a rescue and relief operation at the crash site, the organization said on Twitter.
Volunteers are helping recover bodies from the debris, the Red Crescent added.
Pakistan's armed forces have flown a search and rescue team from Rawalpindi to the crash site in Karachi.
"Military ambulances [are] busy in rescuing injured & providing necessary medical care," a military spokesperson said on Twitter.
CNN
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97 dead, 2 survivors from Pakistan plane crash: health ministry toll
Mwenyekiti wa Shirika hilo, Arshad Malik amesema rubani wa ndege hiyo aina ya Airbus A320 iliyotokea Lahore alitoa taarifa kuna shida za kiufundi kabla ya ajali hiyo
Hadi sasa, miili 11 imepatikana hadi sasa na zoezi la uokoaji bado linaendelea. Bado haijafahamika kama marehemu walikuwa abiria au wakazi wa eneo ilipotokea ajali
Safari za ndege nchini humo zimerejea hivi karibuni baada ya kuwekwa zuio kwa miezi miwili ili kuthibiti mlipuko wa CoronaVirus
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A Pakistan International Airlines flight has crashed in Karachi, the airline's spokesperson, Abdullah Khan, told CNN Friday.
Pakistan’s Aviation Ministry says the flight had 99 passengers and eight crew members.
Khan told CNN the flight took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time (5.30 a.m. ET) in Karachi but had gone missing from the radar.
An emergency response protocol has been activated.
A Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in the southern city of Karachi, the airline said. In a video shared by journalist Qaseem Saeed, smoke billows in the distance where the plane is purported to have crashed in the city.
Flights had resumed in Pakistan just over a week ago after being grounded for two months, as a precaution to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The Pakistan International Airways flight crashed in a residential area in Karachi, which is the country's most populated city. Worries are mounting that people on the ground will be among the casualties.
The crash comes as the country prepares to celebrate the end of Ramadan and the start of Eid al-Fitr, with many traveling home to their families in towns and villages.
The pilot of a Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed in Karachi on Friday relayed he had technical problems, airline spokesperson Abdullah Khan told CNN.
The Pakistan International Airlines, flight PK8303, which crashed today in Karachi, was an Airbus A320.
Pakistan’s Army sent helicopters to assess damage and rescue efforts while urban search and rescue teams are being deployed on the ground, Pakistan’s military tweeted Friday.
The Airbus A320 is known as a work horse, says CNN's transport analyst Mary Schiavo, who added that Pakistan has been plagued with several plane crashes in the past.
At least 11 bodies from the scene of the Karachi plane crash have been brought to Jinnah Hospital, according to hospital spokesperson Seemi Jamali.
It is unclear if those fatalities involve victims from the ground or the plane.
Pakistan International Airlines chairman Arshad Malik has said the plane's pilot reported he was experiencing technical difficulties before the crash.
“It is a very sad incident and I am going to Karachi," he said.
"The last voice we heard of the [c]aptain was [that] we have a technical problem. He said this from final approach, he was told we are ready for landing, both strips are free and you can land but [he] decided to go-round.
"What was the reason, what was the tactical issue? We will investigate."
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society has deployed three ambulances and 25 emergency response force members to help with a rescue and relief operation at the crash site, the organization said on Twitter.
Volunteers are helping recover bodies from the debris, the Red Crescent added.
Pakistan's armed forces have flown a search and rescue team from Rawalpindi to the crash site in Karachi.
"Military ambulances [are] busy in rescuing injured & providing necessary medical care," a military spokesperson said on Twitter.
CNN
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UPDATES;
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97 dead, 2 survivors from Pakistan plane crash: health ministry toll
