At least 57 died in an accident in a residential area in Karachi, Pakistan.
A spokesperson for the national airline said the PIA Airbus A320 crashed, carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members, which crashed at the Jinnah Housing Society near the airport.
Updated: May 22, 2020 23:36 IST
Press Trust of India, Karachi
Fire Brigade personnel attempted to extinguish the fire as the plane crashed in Karachi, Pakistan.
Officials said that Jinnah International Airport has at least Friday in densely populated residential area, 57 people went to death, while Pakistan has crashed near a plane on Friday at Jinnah International Airport International Airlines. Raised by the government.
He said that when the PK-8303 flight from Lahore was to land in Karachi, it crashed in the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir.
A spokesperson for the national airline said the PIA Airbus A320 crashed with 91 passengers and eight crew members at the Jinnah Housing Society near the airport.
Thick black smoke arises from the accident scene of the devastation in the Model Colony area.
Earlier, a PIA spokesperson and several media reports stated that the aircraft had 107 people on board.
Sindh Health Minister Azra Peicho and rescue officials confirmed that 57 bodies have been recovered so far from the accident site.
"But we are still determining whether these 57 people were on the flight or included residents of the area because many houses were badly damaged when the plane crashed," she said.
The minister said that three, including the chairman of Bank of Punjab, Zafar Masood, were released. He tells his mother to inform him of his well being.
Faisal Edhi of the Edhi Welfare Trust said that about 25 to 30 residents whose houses were damaged by the aircraft were also taken to the hospital, most of whom were injured.
During the crash landing, before the wing falls below the aircraft collided with homes in the residential colony.
"At least 25 homes have been damaged in this incident," Eddie said. “Saving people is the first priority. The main obstacle is the presence of narrow streets and common people who had gathered at the spot after the accident, but were dispersed, ”the minister said.
According to a PIA official, the captain informed the air traffic control that he had a landing gear problem before the plane disappeared from the radar.
Thick black smoke arises from a scene of catastrophe in the Model Colony area.
Television footage shows rescue teams passing through debris strewn on the streets of the district 3 km northeast of the airport - where several houses have been destroyed.
The cause of the accident has not yet been confirmed. PIA Chief Executive Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik said the pilot told traffic control that the aircraft was experiencing "technical difficulties".
Malik dismissed reports that there was a problem before the plane took off. Speaking to the media, he said that the aircraft was completely safe and sound.
He said that all investigations and procedures were carried out and that "technically as well as administratively everything was correct and correct".
The plane came with 99 people aboard, but just before the pilot landed he said he was going to leave. It developed some problems while coming for the second landing and crashed. "The real cause of the accident will be known after investigation, which will be free and fair and provided to the media," he said.
He said that some houses were damaged but none of them collapsed. There were no deaths on the ground so far.
Malik said that the entire operation would take two to three days to complete. Pakistan's Dunya News said it obtained a recording of the conversation, which was also posted on the surveillance website liveatc.net.
In it, the pilot states that he has "lost two engines". Several seconds later he says "May Day, May Day, May Day" and there is no further communication.
Meanwhile, President Arif Alvi expressed grief and sorrow over losing his life in a plane crash.
Expressing deep grief over the loss of precious lives as a result of the PIA passenger plane crash in Karachi, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa mourned the loss of life and directed the army to extend full assistance to the civil administration in rescue and relief efforts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over loss of life and property in the plane crash and wished speedy recovery of the injured. The flight was coming from Lahore to Karachi after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) allowed limited resumption of domestic flights last Saturday, weeks after the lockdown due to a coronovirus epidemic.
Television channels showed many homes and cars damaged
The society in which the plane crashed.
PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said, the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 2.37 pm (local time).
He said that the passengers included 31 women and nine children.
A resident of the colony, who was witness to the accident, told Arya News Channel that fire was coming from the wings of the aircraft which fell in the roofs of some houses before the accident.
This is the first major aircraft accident in Pakistan since 7 December 2016, when the PIA ATR-42 aircraft from Chitral to Islamabad crashed midway. All 48 passengers and crew members lost their lives in the accident.
Friday's accident occurred on the day the Interior Ministry announced Eid holidays from May 22 to May 27, even when the country was experiencing a spike in coronovirus cases.
COVID-19 cases in the country have crossed the 50,000 mark after a record 2,603 patients were diagnosed on Thursday. The death toll is 1,067.
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