PIA flight crash ”leaves no survivors”

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with 48 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad”, the airline said. The army has recovered at least 26 bodies from the crash site in the Havelian area, about 70km […]

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with 48 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad”, the airline said.
The army has recovered at least 26 bodies from the crash site in the Havelian area, about 70km (43 miles) north of Islamabad, a military statement said. The national carrier has been accused of safety failures in the past. There were 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer on board, the airline confirmed.
Local officials say they do not expect there to be any survivors from the crash. The plane took off from Chitral at about 10:00GMT (15:00 local time), losing contact 90 minutes later, shortly before it was due to arrive at its destination.