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Date:
March 12, 1988
Aircraft
Type: Airbus A300B4-203
Registration:
AP-BCJ
Crew:
13 on board
Passengers:
143 on board
Total
on board: 156
Number
of hijackers: 1
Victims:
0
Flight:
Karachi - Quetta - Lahore
Flight
number: PK-320
Description:
PK-320 left Karachi on schedule for flight to Lahore via Quetta. While it was some 100 miles away from Quetta,
a
passenger seated in First Class got up from his seat and went
into lavatory. After coming out from the lavatory the passenger
headed towards cockpit and with a revolver ordered
pilots to divert flight to Afghanistan or India. At that time
the cockpit door was open and a passenger who was present inside
the cockpit got hold of the wrist of the hijacker in which he
was holding revolver and pushed him out of the cockpit. Before
the hijacker could control his balance he was grabbed by air
guard Liaquat. While the hijacker and air guard struggled to
overpower each other the hijacker fired a number of shots out of
which three hit the air guard. The hijacker also got hit by a
bullet fired by himself. A number of passengers including PIA
General Manager Sardar Muhammad Aslam also arrived at the scene
to assist the air guard and hit the hijacker with punches and
kicks. The hijacker who was wearing shalwar kameez and a large
turban was subdued and PIA crew tied his hands and legs with
strings and turban that he was wearing. Within five minutes the
whole situation was brought under control. The pilot through an
announcement informed passengers that the hijacker has been
overpowered and there's nothing to worry. Luckily the bullets
did not damage aircraft airframe.
The air guard
received medical treatment from two doctors present aboard the
Airbus. Fortunately bullet wounds that he received were not life
threatening.
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Airbus
A300B4-203 (Abbas
Ali
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AP-BCJ after landing at Quetta Airport |
The A300 landed at
Quetta Airport according to schedule. At Quetta Airport the
three wounded persons i.e. hijacker, air guard and PIA General
Manager were rushed to the hospital. The PIA General Manager was
injured when he joined other passengers to overpower the
hijacker. The hijacker was identified as 28-year old Abdul
Mannan Achakzai.
All passengers also
disembarked the aircraft at Quetta and underwent security
screening process. Baggage and cargo items were also removed
from the aircraft for security checks.
About five hours
later, after thorough inspection of passengers and the aircraft,
PK-320 was cleared to depart for Lahore.
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Airbus
A300B4-203 (Abbas
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AP-BCJ after arriving at Lahore Airport |
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