Pakistan plane crash: Two people rescued from wreck of Airbus A320 that crashed in Karachi (Photos)

Two people have been rescued from the wreckage of an Airbus A320 which crashed after an ‘engine failure’ in Pakistan on Friday, May 22, with 98 people on board.

One of the survivors, Zafar Masood, a Bank executive said, “Thank you so much. God has been merciful, the other known survivor was named as Muhammad Zubair.

The PIA’s Airbus A320 carrying 98 passengers including eight crew, was attempting to land at the city’s Jinnah International Airport after flying from Lahore before it crashed into a residential area of Karachi at about 14:30 local time (09:30 GMT).

At least two people aboard survived, according to the country’s health department, revising an earlier statement that three were alive. But the other 95 passengers and crew are believed to have died.