Rs 3cr cash found in the wreckage of crashed Pakistan aircraft

Islamabad: Investigators and rescue officials have found around Rs 3 crore in cash in the wreckage of the Pakistan International Airlines’ aircraft that crashed with 99 people on board, killing 97 people, including nine children.

 

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Flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi crashed in a residential area near Karachi International Airport on Friday, with only two passengers miraculously surviving the crash.

Investigators and rescue officials have found currencies of different countries and denominations worth around Rs 30 million from the aircraft’s wreckage, an official said on Thursday.

 

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“An investigation has been ordered into how such a huge amount of cash got through airport security and baggage scanners and found its way into the ill-fate flight,” the official said.

He said that the amount was recovered from two bags in the wreckage.

 

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“The process of identifying the bodies and their luggage which will be handed over to their families and relatives is going on,” he said.

A total of 97 people including the aircraft crew died in the crash, one of the most catastrophic aviation disasters in Pakistan’s history.

 

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