
PIA flight PK-661 with 48 people on board has crashed in the north of the country after losing contact with the control tower. The flight was on its way from Chitral to Islamabad. The army has recovered at least 26 bodies from the crash site in the Havelian area though the total number of casualities has not yet been confirmed.
Local officials say they do not expect there to be any survivors from the crash. Famous TV personality turned Islamic preacher, Junaid Jamshed, and his wife were also on the flight's passenger list.
Thousands of Jamshed's followers took to social media to express their condolences and pay tribute to the Pakistani icon.