PIA plane with 47 on board crashes near Abbottabad
December 07, 2016 17:56
The Pakistan International Airlines plane which had gone missing from radar has crashed near Abbottabad, reports the Express Tribune.
The Islamabad-bound flight had PK-661 had 47 people on board.
The aircraft departed from Chitral at 3.30pm and disappeared from the radar soon after take-off, the report said.
Pak militarys media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said the army dispatched troops and helicopters to the crash site for rescue efforts.
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The Islamabad-bound flight had PK-661 had 47 people on board.
The aircraft departed from Chitral at 3.30pm and disappeared from the radar soon after take-off, the report said.
Pak militarys media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said the army dispatched troops and helicopters to the crash site for rescue efforts.
Image for representation only.
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