PIA flight to Toronto grounded in Karachi

The pilot chose to land rather than fly, after a technical fault emerged

KARACHI:

PIA’s flight PK-781 was grounded in Karachi after a technical fault.

The flight was heading to Toronto from Islamabad but it was grounded at Jinnah Terminal Karachi after a technical fault emerged.

According to PIA Spokesperson Abdullah Khan, the fault was minor but the pilot chose to land rather than continue the long flight through the Atlantic Ocean.

The flight is now scheduled to take off on Saturday at 1pm.