Tag: plane crash

Govt assures early handing over of victims’ bodies

The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said Friday efforts are being made for early handing over of bodies...

Defies common sense that pilots will fly aircraft with defects: PIA

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Friday slammed media reports suggesting the ATR-42 aircraft which crashed in Abbottabad was faulty and not airworthy. “Media reports suggesting...

Putin expresses condolences to Pakistan leadership over passenger plane crash

Russian president Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the president and prime minister of Pakistan following a crash of a passenger plane in the...

US, China express condolences over plane crash

The United States conveyed condolences over the plane crash on Wednesday and said it was ready to offer any assistance to Pakistan. “Obviously, our condolences...

PIA to bear funeral charges of crash victims

Pakistan International Airline, Thursday announced to bear the funeral charges of the victims of the crash of flight PK-661. Read more: Pakistan mourns 48 killed in...

Probe opens into deadly plane crash that killed 48

Authorities have opened a probe into the deadly plane crash in the country's north-west the previous day that killed all 47 passengers and crew,...

Pak vs Aus: Moment of silence observed in memory of PIA...

A minute of silence was observed at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns, in the memory of victims of Wednesday's plane crash, before the warm-up match...

Bodies of victims of PK-661 reach Islamabad

The dead bodies of victims of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK-661 have reached Islamabad on Thursday. The bodies are shifted from Ayub Medical Complex...

PIA announces initial Rs0.5 million cash compensation for PK-661 victims

Pakistan International Airlines Thursday (today) announced a compensation of Rs0.5 million for the heirs of the 48 victims of the PK-661 crash. The PIA flight...

Celebrities on Twitter react to Junaid Jamshed’s demise

The tragic death of former pop-star turned preacher Junaid Jamshed left the entire nation in shock after the Islamabad-bound flight PK-661 crashed Wednesday evening...

Salman Ahmad expresses grief over Junaid Jamshed’s demise

Singer Salman Ahmad while talking about Junaid Jamshed on a private TV Channel’s program on Thursday said that the focus of every project or...

Data of PIA flight PK-661 released

The data of ill-fated plane of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK-661, which crashed yesterday in Havelian, has been released on Thursday. According to the...

Dead from PK-661 air disaster to be identified by DNA

DNA testing will be used to identify the 48 charred victims of a plane crash in the mountainous north of Pakistan, authorities said Thursday,...

Junaid Jamshed’s brother leaves for Islamabad to retrieve his body

Junaid Jamshed's brother, Humayun Jamshed, has departed for Islamabad today to retrieve his brother’s body. According to the spokesperson of the Aviation Division, Sher Ali...

US offers assistance in rescue operation after deadly plane crash

The United States of America sent condolences to the government and the people of Pakistan and pledged to continue providing assistance in rescues and...

Pakistan mourns 48 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers

Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 48 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed-rockstar-turned-Muslim evangelist, two infants and three...

Austrian, Chinese victims of PIA crash worked on hydropower project for...

Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 48 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, among them a famed-rockstar-turned-evangelist, two infants and three foreigners,...