KARACHI – A private Indian airline jet has made an emergency landing at theJinnah International Airport in Karachi after a 30-year-old passenger dieddue to cardiac arrest.
The passenger, 30-year-old Muhammad Noushad, was pronounced dead afterphysician’s team arrived at the airport for medical aid. The passengerbreathed his last before the plane grounded, doctors said.
The body would be returned to India following the required procedure, thesources added.
As per the sources, the aircraft of a private airline, GoAir (6658)carrying 179 passengers, was en route to New Delhi from Riyadh.
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The Indian plane departed from the Karachi airport after refuelling.
Pakistan closed its airspace to Indian traffic after the tense situation inFebruary last year. It later reopened its skies for all civilian traffic inJuly, as restrictions badly affected major international routes.
