ISLAMABAD: The inquiry report on the PIA plane that crashed last month in Karachi has been presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan here on Monday.
The inquiry report has held the pilot and the air traffic controller (ATC) responsible for plane crash.
Federal Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar called on the prime minister and gave him briefing on the inquiry report.
According to the report, the cockpit crew had ignored the instructions of the ATC. Whereas, the air traffic controller also failed to make the cockpit crew to follow his instructions.
On May 22, a PIA’s flight number 8305 crashed minutes before landing in Karachi’s Model Colony area.
The plane coming from Lahore was carrying about 97 passengers and crew members.
Senior journalist and director programming of Channel 24 Ansar Naqvi was also onboard the PIA plane.
Captain Sajjad Gul was flying the ill-fated plane, which crashed at 2:37pm local time.
The landing gear of the plane had developed technical fault and crashed in Model Colony’s Jinnah Garden after hitting several houses.
