Pakistani International Airline flight
PK-661 has been found where it crashed in Havelian, Pakistan not long after a
distress call was made to the control tower. Sadly all on board are feared
dead, including Junaid Jamshed- a popular Pakistani singer-turned-evangelist,
his wife and Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Warraich.
Daniyal Gilani, the spokesperson for the
Pakistani International Airline, said that there were 42 passengers, 5 crew
members and one ground engineer on the flight. Taj Muhammed Khan, a government
official, told Reuters that all the bodies recovered were burnt beyond
recognition.
So far 21 bodies have been recovered from
the wreckage and an eyewitness described them as “not intact”, stating that it
was impossible to tell the women apart from the men. “They are just arms and
legs.” Jumma Khan, the eyewitness, said. The cause of the crash points towards
engine failure. Television reports blame the crash on a technical fault in the
left engine, however, the airline is yet to verify these claims.
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