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Date:
March 02, 1978
Aircraft
Type: Boeing 747-282B
Registration:
AP-AYV
Crew:
11 on board (Cockpit
crew list is at the bottom of this page)
Passengers:
250 on board
Total
on board: 261
Number
of hijackers: 1
Victims:
0
Flight:
Islamabad - Karachi
Flight
number: PK-301
Description:
Flight PK-301 departed from Islamabad at 10:50 AM. About 15
minutes after takeoff a passenger - later identified as Said
Hussain - sitting in economy class stood up with a live grenade
in his hand and announced that he's going to enter the cockpit
to ask pilot to divert flight to New Delhi, India, and ordered
passengers not to move. As he turned and took steps towards the
cockpit a passenger - retired Pakistan Army Lance Naik Abdul
Malik - got up and grabbed the hijacker from behind. In the
ensuing scuffle the live grenade in hijacker's hand exploded
tearing it away from wrist. The flying splinters also injured
Malik and two other passengers - Israr Ahmed and Sardar Atique -
sitting near the scene.
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Boeing
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Ali
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AP-AYV cabin area where Lance Naik (Retd) Abdul Malik
grabbed hijacker Said Hussain |
Although aircraft
cabin fittings were damaged at the place of grenade explosion
but luckily the aircraft did not suffer any structural damage.
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Boeing
747-282B (Abbas
Ali
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AP-AYV cabin interior damaged by grenade explosion |
The jumbo jetliner
safely returned to Islamabad Airport where injured hijacker and
passengers were removed from the aircraft and rushed to Combined
Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi.
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Boeing
747-282B (Abbas
Ali
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AP-AYV after safely returning to Islamabad Airport |
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Boeing
747-282B (Abbas
Ali
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AP-AYV after safely returning to Islamabad Airport |
After undergoing
thorough inspection at Islamabad Airport, the Boeing 747 was
declared airworthy and allowed to resume its journey to Karachi.
The aircraft left Islamabad at 3:00 PM for Karachi.
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Boeing
747-282B (Abbas
Ali
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AP-AYV getting ready to resume its journey from
Islamabad to Karachi as flight PK-301 after
removal of the hijacker |
Chief of the Army
Staff and Chief Martial Law Administrator General Muhammad
Zia-ul-Haq visited injured Abdul Malik at CHM and
congratulated him for successfully foiling the hijack
attempt. General Zia announced "Nishan-e-Shujaat" to Abdul
Malik for his heroism and exemplary courage in extremely
dangerous circumstances. "Nishan-e-Shujaat" also carried
20,000 Pakistan Rupees cash award. In addition, General Zia
also announced 50,000 Pakistan Rupees cash for the brave
ex-serviceman.
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Lance Naik (Retd)
Abdul Malik (Abbas
Ali
Collection) |
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Chief of the Army Staff and Chief Martial Law
Administrator General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq talking to
injured Lance Naik (Retd) Abdul Malik at Combined
Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi, on March 2, 1978 |
Chairman PIA Air
Marshal (Retd) Malik Nur Khan announced a life stipend of
Pakistan Rupees 2,000 per month and travel facilities as
enjoyed by PIA employees for Abdul Malik.
Cockpit crew of hijacked PIA Boeing 747-282B
(registration AP-AYV):
| Cockpit Crew: |
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| Captain Khusro Nawaz Khan |
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| First Officer Hassan Jaffery |
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| Flight Engineer Khawaja
Naseem Ahmed |
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