A flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) going from Lahore to Abu Dhabi had to make an emergency landing at the Karachi Airport due to a technical fault.
According to sources in the PIA, the Lahore-Abdu Dhabi flight PK-9217 continued to make rounds in the air for 30 minutes after taking off. The pilot of the flight contacted the air control tower in Karachi after the warning alarm in the plane rang up and he was allowed to land at the Karachi Airport. Finally, the plane landed safely at 11pm on Friday, the sources said.