An Islamabad-to-Karachi bound PIA flight PK-369 carrying several passengers, including parliamentarians, made an emergency landing in Multan after developing a technical fault on Tuesday, according to a private TV channel. Reportedly, one engine of the plane failed soon after take-off from Islamabad airport.
When notified of the fault in the plane, the passengers, including the parliamentarians, began reciting Quranic verses. Speaking to the media after the plane landed, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Waseem Akhtar said, “God gave us a second life.” Parliamentarians Nawab Wasan, Wasim Akhtar, Sher Muhammad Baloch, Fauzia Wahab, Khwaja Sohail, Dr Nadeem Ahsan, Nauman Sheikh and Mahesh Malwani were among the passengers.
