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Gilani's plane makes emergency landing at Chaklala airbase
On experiencing technical failure, aircraft carrying prime minister forced to land in Rawalpindi.
On experiencing technical failure, aircraft carrying prime minister crash lands in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: PID/FILE
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s aircraft made an emergency landing at the Chaklala airbase in Rawalpindi on Tuesday after experiencing a technical failure, reported Express News.
The pilot called up the air control tower while on its way to Sukkur and reported a technical failure, after which the aircraft landed at the airbase.
All passengers onboard remained safe and the prime minister was also safely escorted from the plane.
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The plane safely landed :(
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Pakistani people are not so lucky.
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nah, technical fault, really? ….maybe the army was trying to remind him they also control airspace over Pakistan…..
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May be now he will look into the sorry state of PIA. otherwise his sons are looting the country with both hands
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How do we know whether this was an “emergency” or a precautionary landing?
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Stay classy people, wishing for plane crashes now?
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@Nadir: Why yes, we are! When your country is run by representatives who turn a blind eye to the needs of the people after the election, no matter how loudly they shout then we not only wish for plane crashes, we pray for them. A plane crash has served us well before, hasn’t it?
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@Shinthispit: And the pilot, the stewards, the security personnel, other gov and military officials on the plane are acceptable losses?
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Luckely our prime minister and the passengers and crew is safe. No matter what people of pak or indian trolls says our minister can only be removed by the ballot. He did a good job in China representing Pak. Sick and low life characters wish the plane crashed. Pak zindabad
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(nothing to do with any potential crash or whatever) … I just don’t think this guy is FIT to represent Pakistan.
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It could have hit a drone
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Maybe it was disbalanced because of all the looted money in it.
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Mya be they found a basketfull of mangoes?
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God still has more sufferings for Pakistanis?
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What a shame the plane made it to the ground safely.
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The wheels needed re-alignment.
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I can’t believe the disgusting comments here. No matter how much you may despise someone how can you wish death him. Things like this make me embarrassed to call myself a Pakistani.
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