Pakistan Crash Pilot Made Mayday Call After Engine Problem

The pilot of a flight that crashed in Pakistan made a mayday call just before losing contact.
Pakistan International Airlines Chairman Muhammad Azam Saigol told reporters that the pilot told flight controllers of an engine problem on Wednesday.
All forty eight people on the twin-propeller plane flying to Islamabad were killed.
An investigation is ongoing, but the carrier has insisted strict checks left no room for any technical error.
The Airline said a flight data recorder has been found. Pakistani authorities have said the apparent engine issue will be a focus of inquiries.
Irfan Elahi, from Pakistan’s Civil Aviation Authority, told Newsmen that at the moment, there is no other reason for the plane crash other than the failure of the left engine.
The plane crashed in the Havelian area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, about seventy kilometer from Islamabad. Police said the passengers’ charred remains have been taken to a hospital for DNA identification.
Famous pop singer turned Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed was on board, along with three foreigners two Austrians and one Chinese citizen.