ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan International Airlines’ flight PK301 made an emergency landing at the Islamabad International Airport on Sunday. The flight was traveling from Islamabad to Lahore when a sudden technical fault was discovered in the airplane’s engine, according to PIA spokesperson Abdullah Khan. The airplane, consequently, made an emergency landing 25 minutes after taking off. “The pilot immediately contacted air traffic control and then diverted the flight to the Islamabad airport,” Khan said.
A team of engineers has checked and fixed the issue. “The flight has now taken off for Karachi again,” the spokesperson assured, adding that all the passengers were safe and that the organization regrets the inconvenience caused to them.