No survivors in tragic plane crash in Pakistan

Pakistani officials said all 48 people on board a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane that crashed on December 7 in the country's northern mountains were killed.

The scene of the plane crash near Havelian on December 7. (Source: THX/TTXVN)

A spokesman for Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority said there were no survivors in the plane crash.

The information was also confirmed by a spokesman for Pakistan International Airlines.

The plane crashed near Havelian town, Abbottabad district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while on a journey from Chitral city, northern Pakistan, to the capital Islamabad.

PIA's initial announcement said the plane lost contact after taking off from Chitral. PIA said the plane was carrying 48 people, including five crew members and an engineer./.

According to Vietnamplus