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One dead in a firing incident on PIA aircraft in Peshawar
Source: Express Tribune
A woman was killed and two others were reportedly injured when armed men fired at a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) airplane that was about to land at the Bacha Khan international airport in Peshawar on late Tuesday, Express News reported.
According to details, PIA flight, PK 756 coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was about to land at the Peshawar airport when the incident took place.
At the time of the incident around 178 passengers were were on board PIA plane.
Confirming the incident, airport officials said one passenger was killed while a steward was also injured in the incident.
Read more: http://tribune.com.pk/story/726606/two-injured-in-firing-on-pia-plane/
If you can't land international planes without incident, the airport can't really be used.
