Model Colony Town, Karachi

For the neighbourhood in India, see Pune.

Model Colony Karachi is a neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan,[1] that is within Korangi District. It is situated on the outskirts of the city about two miles northeast of Jinnah International Airport, Karachi's international airport.

Plane crash

Main article: Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303

On May 22, 2020, a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 doing as Flight 8303 crashed in the neighborhood. All but two of the 99 people on board died, including a person on the ground, having 98 fatalities. The engine scraped the runway first, followed by the right engine.[2]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ Malir Town - Government of Pakistan Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Ahmed, Waqas (24 May 2020). "First landing attempt doomed PK8303: officials". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

24°54′10″N 67°11′27″E / 24.90278°N 67.19083°E / 24.90278; 67.19083

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