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Shahid Afridi Demands Compensation For families of PK-8303 crash victims

Shahid Afridi meets families of PK-8303 air crash victims

Former Pakistan’s cricket captain Shahid Afridi has requested Prime Minister Imran Khan and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to repay relatives of those who died in the PK-8303 air crash last year.

The all-rounder, Afridi, posted a tweet in which he can be seen meeting relatives of the victims of the tragic PK-8303 crash.

“Families of the victims of PIA 8303 plane crash are already bearing the loss of their loved ones. Not clearing the dues furthermore exacerbates their situation,” wrote the former captain.

“Requesting Arshad Malik, @Official_PIA @ImranKhanPTI to look into this matter & to help alleviate their pain,” he added.

https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1410272042071609346?s=20

PIA Plane Crash – Tragic PK-8303 Incident

A year back, 98 passengers and flight crew members, including supermodel Zara Abid died in a PIA plane crash.

The PIA plane had crashed into a residential area near Model Colony in Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood after losing its engines. The PK-8303 tragedy has become the third most horrifying incident in aviation disasters in the country’s history.

An investigation into the plane crash, however, still remains unresolved.

According to a preliminary investigation report prepared by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, the pilots were not focused and their lack of concentration caused the crash.

During the ill-fated flight, the pilots made a first landing attempt and the plane briefly touched the ground multiple times, before attempting to land for a second time.

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PIA Plane Crash: Nation Marks One-Year Anniversary Of Tragic PK-8303 Incident

PIA Plane Crash On year

The nation is remembering all the 98 martyrs of flight PK8303, who lost their n a horrendous plane crash near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi on May 22, 2020.

A year back, on the same day, 98 passengers and flight crew members, including supermodel Zara Abid had died in a PIA plane crash.

The PIA plane had crashed into a residential area near Model Colony in Karachi’s Malir neighbourhood after losing its engines. The PK-8303 tragedy has become the third most horrifying incident in aviation disaster in the country’s history.

An investigation into the plane crash, however, still remains unresolved.

According to a preliminary investigation report prepared by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board, the pilots were not focused and their lack of concentration caused the crash.

During the ill-fated flight, the pilots made a first landing attempt and the plane briefly touched the ground multiple times, before attempting to land for a second time.

What Happened To PK-8303?

The plane took off at 1.10 PM from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport and the aircraft briefly touched Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 2.37 PM, but the captain took off again. The aircraft finally crash-landed over a residential area in Jinnah Garden, a kilometre away from the runway.

Shortly after, the aircraft touched down on the runway without the landing gear deployed. It experienced friction during the belly landing and flames began to appear due to the engine rubbing on the runway. Due to the high speed, the captain decided to ground the aircraft after a takeoff.

Cameras installed at the airport showed that the landing gear of the aircraft was still upon landing. After taking off again for a second approach to the runway, the aircraft remained in contact with the ground control tower for one minute and 16 seconds.

The pilot informed air traffic controllers about the jamming of the landing gear and engine failure. He sent two Mayday calls before the aircraft vanished from the map.

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NAB receives asset details of Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar

Ghulam Sarwar

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has received details of the properties owned by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan and his family.

According to sources, the anti-corruption watchdog sought the property details of the minister and members of his family from the Rawalpindi revenue department in connection with its ongoing investigation into his assets.

The property details provided to the bureau included information on commercial and agricultural land owned by him.

However, the sources relayed that the accountability bureau will seek further asset details of the minister from the Federal Board of Revenue and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

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PIA special flight brings back 116 more stranded Pakistanis from Turkey

PIA's important decision regarding domestic flights

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) continues its special flight operations and brings back stranded Pakistanis from Ankara, Turkey to Faisalabad International Airport. According to sources, out of the total, 55 passengers were sent to quarantine centers established in Chanute while others have been shifted to the centers established at four different hotels in Faisalabad for screening … Read more

PIA plane crash: 12-year-old injured in the mishap passes away in Karachi

PIA

A 12-year-old girl injured in the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash passed away on Monday (today). Maida was a resident of Malir’s Jam Kunda Goth and worked at a house in Model Colony. She was injured on May 22 when the ill-fated PK-8303 crashed in the neighbourhood. A fire broke out after the plane … Read more

PIA Plane crash: Decision to include psychiatrists in investigation team

PIA

Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan confirmed that it was decided to include medical experts and psychiatrists in the team investigating the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303, which crashed in a residential area near Karachi Airport. According to the details, Medical experts and psychiatrists joining the investigation team will review the history of … Read more

PIA Plane Crash: 20 houses, 24 vehicles destroyed, survey report

PIA Plane Crash: 20 houses, 24 vehicles destroyed, survey report

The final report released by the city administration on the damage caused by the plane crash in Jinnah Garden area of ​​Model Colony on May 22 states that 18 houses were partially destroyed and 2 completely destroyed. It should be noted that the federal government has taken the responsibility of compensating the financial losses caused … Read more

PIA Plane Crash: PTI leaders announce aid to injured domestic workers

PIA Plane Crash: 20 houses, 24 vehicles destroyed, survey report

Pakistan Tehreeh-e-Insaf Central Leader and Member National Assembly Aftab Siddiqui and Advisor to the Minister for Maritime Affairs Mahmood Maulvi have announced Rs 5 lakh to three domestic workers injured in a plane crash. According to the details, affected girls used to work in houses in Model Colony, a 12-year-old girl’s face is 30% affected, … Read more

Sania Mirza pens down an emotional note to tribute plane crash martyrs

Sania Mirza

Eid-ul-Fitr this year is quite different amidst the global pandemic and just days after a horrible PIA plane tragedy. Tennis star Sania Mirza took to social media to express her sympathies on the current situation of the country and remembers plane crash martyrs just before two days of Eid. Taking to Facebook, she wrote a lengthy emotional … Read more

Chinese FM expresses sincere sympathies over PIA plane crash

Chinese FM Wang Yi

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has condoled to Shah Mehmood Qureshi over the unfortunate PIA plane crash mishap. In a message to his Pakistani counterpart, Wang Yi expressed deep sorrow and sympathies to the families of the deceased. He said the Chinese people are firmly standing together with the Pakistani people at this sad moment. … Read more

PIA plane crash: Airbus team arrives in Karachi for investigation

PIA plane crash

Airbus team arrives Karachi today (Monday) to investigate the cause of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane PK-8303 crash which took place on Friday. Around 97 passengers including the crew members lost their lives and only two survived miraculously in the plane crash which took place in Karachi’s Model Colony area. However, no resident of … Read more

Queen Elizabeth is saddened to hear the tragic PK-8303 crash

Queen Elizabeth

Queen Elizabeth is much saddened to hear the great loss of PIA plane crash and has condoled with President Arif Alvi and the families of martyrs in the PK-8303 crash. In a statement posted on the Royal Family’s official Twitter account, the Queen said she and Prince Phillip were saddened by the news. “We send our … Read more

Ghulam Sarwar, CEO Arshad Malik assure the transparent inquiry of the crash incident

Ghulam Sarwar Arshad Malik

CEO Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Arshad Malik on Saturday said that I am obliged to provide all the documents that will be requested for investigation regarding plane crash incident. CEO Arshad Malik while briefing media said that I will present whoever is held responsible for the incident which claimed 97 lives with 2 survivors. DNA … Read more

Dirilis: Ertugrul team pour in condolences over PIA plane crash mishap

Dirilis: Ertugrul team

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash took 97 lives on Friday and has left the nation in deep grief and tearing eyes. Where many Pakistani celebrities and world leaders pour in their condolences to the families of the victims, the cast of Dirilis: Ertugrul is also saddened to hear about the tragic incident. However, … Read more

Ghulam Sarwar announces Rs1 mn compensation for the victims’ families

Ghulam Sarwar

Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced Rs1 million to compensate the families of those killed PIA plane crash on Friday. Speaking to media officials on Saturday, Ghulam Sarwar said families of those who were killed would receive Rs1 million each while the two survivors would be given Rs500,000 each. The minister also announced that the … Read more

Saudi King, Crown Prince yearn over precious lives loss in plane crash

Saudi Leadership

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have expressed their deepest over the unfortunate PIA plane crash in Karachi that claimed 97 lives. According to the details, the Saudi leadership, in a cable of condolences to President Dr. Arif Alvi, also wished speedy recover to the injured and survivors. Prime … Read more

PIA plane crash: List of identified victims of PK-8303

PIA plane crash-PFSA collects DNA samples from 52 victims

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA’s) aircraft that crashed at Karachi’s Model Colony area on May 22, has a total of 107 members on board. Out of which two people miraculously survived. The process of identifying PK-8303 victims has begun in different Karachi’s hospitals. DNA samples have been taken to be matched with relatives. Jinnah Postgraduate … Read more

PIA plane crash: PM Khan approves summary to probe the mishap

PIA Plane Crash: 20 houses, 24 vehicles destroyed, survey report

Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the summary to form an investigation team to probe PIA plane crash mishap. According to the details, the PM house has written a letter to the secretary aviation division. It asked the investigation team to commence its probe of the PIA plane crash mishap immediately. “Investigation team should start … Read more