PIA's ATR-42 aircraft crashes with 47 onboard

A Pakistan International's ATR-42 aircraft (inset above) flight PK 661 coming from Chitral to capital Islamabad crashes near Abbottabad this evening with 47 passengers and crew members on board. The plane on crash caught fire. ATR-42 were acquired by PIA to replace its aging Fokker Friendship aircraft and were used for its flights to its northern areas.

So far there no news of any survivors and 36 dead bodies have been recovered. Since the aircraft crashed in a hilly terrain, the rescue operations are taking time due to difficulties of area and night time

Singer turned religious preacher Junaid Jamshed and his wife were also on the ill fated flight beside three foreigners. 

Junaid Jamshed

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No Easy Day - what the book by US Naval SEAL reveals about Abbottabad Operation

The mysterious death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of the US Naval SEALs remains a question mark as no concrete evidence of his death has so far been produced and many speculative stories are there on the internet.

However, the 'No Easy Day' a book by the Team 6 operative Matt Bissonnette that came out recently, sheds some light on the operation and how did the OBL was spotted, identified and killed.

The Business Insider has prepared a slide show consisting of 25 slides based on the book by the Naval Seal and sheds light on the Abbottabad operation.

The $ 65,000 NVDs, each Naval SEAL was equipped with, had four tubes instead of the usual two, This allowed them a field of view of 120 degrees instead of just 40 degrees. NVG’s allowed the SEALs to clear corners more easily and gave them greater situational awareness.

Read more / see the slide show: Business Insider

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Winter blues: White cloak worn by mountainous areas around Abbottabad

As the Galiyat continue to receive heavy snowfall intermittently for the last over fifteen days, life in the hilly areas has come to a standstill as the main Nathiagali Road and several link roads have been completely blocked, disrupting surface travel, locals and the police said on Monday.

A vehicle attempts to cross a snow-covered road in Nathiagali on Monday. PHOTO: PPI

The picturesque valley also plunged in the grip of severe cold forcing residents to remain confined to their homes. Water and fuel shortages have worsened in remote areas where link roads are covered with three to four feet of snow. Surface link with Abbottabad has been severed.

Read more: The Express Tribune

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