Flight delay leaves 300 passengers stranded at Karachi airport 

At least 300 passengers bound for Jeddah through a PIA flight 713 have been stranded at Karachi airport for the last several hours, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.  

A PIA flight PK 731 that had to fly for Jeddah on Jan 2 at 2 am from Karachi could not take off due to a technical fault.   

Around 300 passengers travelling to Jeddah for performing Umrah are stranded at the Jinnah International Airport Karachi.  It is said that the flight will depart from Karachi to Jeddah after 5 pm. According to the PIA sources, engineers are working on the plane.