PIA plane crash: Ayaz Sadiq extends condolences to martyred pilot's family

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday has met the family of pilot Sajjad Gull who embraced martyrdom in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash in Karachi.

According to details, PML-N leader extended his condolences to the bereaved family.

Talking to media, Ayaz Sadiq said that the entire nation is deeply grieved over the mishap. We have to be united in this time of need, he urged.

The PML-N leader further said that the policy of incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on coronavirus is ineffective.  

On May 22, at least 97 were killed and dozens others wounded after a PIA plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in Karachi, according to Spokesperson for the Sindh Health Department.

PIA plane was close to landing when it came down among houses, sparking an explosion and killing several people on the ground.

The flight PK-8303 took off from Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport and crashed in Model Colony area in Malir, approximately 4 kilometers away from the airport.

The crash occurred just days after the country began allowing commercial flights to resume after planes were grounded during a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemi