KARACHI: A Cairo-bound cargo flight from Karachi encountered technicalerror mid-air, forcing it to land at the Jinnah International Airport.

The plane encountered the technical issue soon after it took off fromKarachi airport, and the captain of the plane sought permission from thecontrol tower to make an emergency landing.

The plane later made a technical landing with firefighters of the CivilAviation Authority (CAA) taking it in a cover to overcome any untowardincident.

According to sources, the plane would be allowed to fly again afteraddressing the issues it encountered mid-air.

Incidents of the planes making emergency landings at the Pakistani airportshave occurred previouslylinkforone reason or another.

A private airline’s plane had to land immediately after it took off forSharjah from Islamabad International Airport following technical faultmid-air on 15 Januarylink.