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‘No survivors’ after Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying over 100 people crashes in Karachi – Mayor
The mayor of Karachi has revealed that there were no survivors after a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft carrying 107 people crashed in a residential area of the city.
The plane was en route from Lahore to Karachi when it crashed in the Model Colony residential area two kilometers from Jinnah International Airport on Friday.
Speaking at the site of the tragedy, Mayor Wasim Akhtar said the plane went down in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the airport and nobody on board is believed to have survived the crash.
It is feared there may be more casualties because the aircraft crash landed in the heavily populated area.
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