Plane carrying 37 passengers crashes in Pakistan
An airline spokesman has confirmed that a Pakistani plane carrying 37 passengers lost contact earlier today while on a domestic flight from the northern city of Chitral to Islamabad.
Danyal Gilani, said The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), carrying 37 passengers plus crew "has disappeared".
Twitter has been a buzz with tweets relating to the crash.
Heartbreaking thing to find out about plane crash... sympathies nd prayers 4 affected 😔 #ChitralPlaneCrash #Havelian #Islamabad #PK661 #PIA
— Sidrat al-Muntahā (@Siddie99) December 7, 2016
A PIA aircraft has lost contact with control tower. Plz see statement below. pic.twitter.com/AVcNXFL6E2
— Danyal Gilani (@Danyal_Gilani) December 7, 2016
List of passengers onboard crashed #PIA plane https://t.co/Vg413ty2Kn pic.twitter.com/Y3Kjr7AOGr
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) December 7, 2016
PIA's plane carrying 47 passengers crashed near Havelian. Praying for minimum damage. December, tragedies & Pakistan.
— Rizwan Saeed (@iRizwanSaeed) December 7, 2016
Abbottabad police has confirmed a plane crash #PIA #PK661 #Chitral #Islamabad
— Sadiq Rizvi (@SadiqRizvi) December 7, 2016
It is being suggested that the pilot lost control when the plane's engine failed.
**This is a developing story