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| Pakistan International Airways flight crashes in north | Pakistan International Airways flight crashes in north |
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| A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. | A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. |
| Flight PK-661 "lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago", the airline said in a statement. | Flight PK-661 "lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago", the airline said in a statement. |
| A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) told the BBC that the wreckage had not yet been found. | A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) told the BBC that the wreckage had not yet been found. |
| The national carrier has been accused of safety failures in the past. | The national carrier has been accused of safety failures in the past. |
| In the last major crash in 2006, 44 people died. | In the last major crash in 2006, 44 people died. |
| The plane came down in the Havelian area, about 70km (43 miles) north of Islamabad, local media are reporting. | |
| The plane took off from Chitral at around 10:00GMT (15:00 local time), losing contact 90 minutes later, shortly before it was due to arrive at its destination, media report. | The plane took off from Chitral at around 10:00GMT (15:00 local time), losing contact 90 minutes later, shortly before it was due to arrive at its destination, media report. |
| A famous former pop singer turned Islamic preacher, Junaid Jamshed, and his wife were on the flight's passenger list, according to leading private news channel GEO TV. | A famous former pop singer turned Islamic preacher, Junaid Jamshed, and his wife were on the flight's passenger list, according to leading private news channel GEO TV. |
| The army says it has dispatched troops and helicopters to the location, AP reports. | The army says it has dispatched troops and helicopters to the location, AP reports. |
| The EU banned PIA flights from flying to Europe in 2007 over safety concerns. | The EU banned PIA flights from flying to Europe in 2007 over safety concerns. |
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