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| At least 1 passenger SURVIVES Pakistani plane crash – local media | At least 1 passenger SURVIVES Pakistani plane crash – local media |
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| At least one passenger has reportedly survived the devastating crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane which went down in a residential area near Karachi only minutes from the airport, a government official said. | At least one passenger has reportedly survived the devastating crash of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane which went down in a residential area near Karachi only minutes from the airport, a government official said. |
| There is no official confirmation of the number of survivors, but local media Geo News has said Bank of Punjab (BOP) chief executive Zafar Masud is among “multiple survivors.” | There is no official confirmation of the number of survivors, but local media Geo News has said Bank of Punjab (BOP) chief executive Zafar Masud is among “multiple survivors.” |
| The outlet said Masud had been taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. | The outlet said Masud had been taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. |
| Reports say Masud's brother is now with him at the hospital and that he called his mother after miraculously surviving the deadly crash, sustaining only fractures. | |
| The plane crashed in the residential Model Colony neighborhood outside the city after reportedly running into a technical problem preventing the pilot from coming in to land. The last communication from the plane was a Mayday alert. | |
| Rescue workers are at the scene with the Pakistani Army’s quick reaction force, and local reports indicate up to 20 people have been pulled from the rubble of damaged buildings. | |
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