Pak: PIA flight PK-661 carrying over 47 passengers crashes, no survivors reported
The aircraft was on its way to Islamabad from Chitral.
Pakistan authorities confirmed that all 47 people on broad have died.
"Sad & tragic incident, confirming no survivors of 47 aboard crashed flight #PK661," CCA Pakistan tweeted.
PIA's ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying 47 persons lost its contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago," PIA Spokesman Daniyal Gilani tweeted.
The aircraft carried 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer.
The network quoted Global aviation watchdog Aviation Herald as saying that the crash took place due to engine problems.
Pakistani singer-cum-evangelist Junaid Jamshed, his family, and Deputy Commissioner of Chitral, Osama Warraich were confirmed to be on board the flight.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had ordered a rescue operation earlier in the evening.
Rescue operation is still underway.
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