KARACHI: Two survivors of the PIA Plane Crash in Karachi reveals thehorrifying tale of last minutes of crash.
Bank of Punjab CEO Zafar Masood and another passenger Muhammad Zubair, ofill-fated PK-8303, are two fortunate survivors in Karachi air crash onFriday that claimed 97 lives.
Two survivors of the air crash have been out of danger and under medicalcare at a private hospital in Karachi.
“Darkness engulfed the airliner after the crash,” said Muhammad Zubair, aSialkot native, who was traveling in Lahore to Karachi PK-8303 flight.“There were sounds of crying,” he told mediapersons.
“I saw light on a side and found passage out of the crashed aircraft,”Zubair added.
Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani in his twitter message said that he metMohammad Zubair was who was injured in the air crash. “He has 31 percentbody burns and will recover soon with the grace of God”, the minister said.
“Muhammad Zubair told me that the aircraft tried for a landing at theairport but returned from (unsuccessful) attempt at the runway and met theaccident,” Saeed Ghani said.
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Bank of Punjab CEO Zafar Masood, who is other survivor of the tragic mishapwas said to be removed from the aircraft by the local volunteers on selfhelp basis.
“After the air crash Zafar Masood was landed at the roof of a vehicle(perhaps due to the impact),” prominent social worker Faisal Edhi toldmedia. A smiling photograph of Zafar Masood come to fore when he is beingrescued by the relief workers.
Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar telephoned Zafar Masood at hospitaland inquired about his health.
It is to be mentioned here that the investigators have found black box ofthe aircraft. The safety investigation board has taken the black box and apart of the crashed in its possession for investigation.
