When the plane jolted violently, Mohammad Zubair thought it was turbulence. Then the pilot came on the intercom to warn that the landing could be “troublesome.” Moments later, the Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed into a crowded neighbourhood near Karachi’s international airport, killing 97 people, all of whom are believed to be passengers and crew members.
Zubair was one of just two surviving passengers. Meeran Yousaf, the provincial Health Department spokeswoman, said only 21 of the bodies from Friday’s crash have been identified and that most of the bodies were badly burned.
Eight people on the ground were injured. Three remained hospitalized and all residents are accounted for, she said. The plane crashed at 2:39 p.m.