24/06/2020 14:23
Pakistan plane crash was 'human error' - initial report
A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster.
They failed to follow protocol, aviation minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan said, announcing the findings in parliament.
He also said the pilots were distracted because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The passenger plane came down on houses in Karachi on 22 May.
Only two passengers survived.
Mr Khan said there was nothing wrong with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, run by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).
"The pilot ignored the instructions of the air traffic controllers [ATC] and the ATC, on the other hand, did not inform the pilot about the engine colliding," Mr Khan added.