ISLAMABAD: Saudia Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have expressed their condolences over the tragic crash of Pakistani passenger plane in Karachi that claimed 97 lives, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Saturday (SPA).
In a cable of condolences sent to Pakistan’s President Dr. Arif Alvi, the Saudi leadership also wished speedy recovery to the injured, the SPA said.
Pakistan International Airlines 8303 flight with 99 people on board crashed in a residential area near Karachi airport on Friday.
Only two passengers on board have survived while 19 bodies could be identified thus far, Sindh health department media coordinator, Meeran Yousuf, said in a Twitter post early Saturday.
Expressing solidarity with the people of Pakistan in this difficult time, the Saudi foreign ministry said, “The government of Saudi Arabia and its people stand with the brotherly government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in this tragic incident, asking Allah’s mercy for the deceased and wishing a speedy recovery to those injured, and hope that the brotherly Pakistani people will overcome these difficult times as soon as possible.”
