Small plane crashes in Karachi, 20 on board

KARACHI: A privately-owned aircraft belonging to an oil company crashed Friday soon after taking off from Karachi with about 20 people on board, said a Civil Aviation Authority spokesman.
The plane came down near the COD (Central Ordinance Depot) area of the Karachi airport, bursting into flames DawnNews reported
Pervez George said the aircraft was carrying company employees to an oil field at Bhit Shah in the southern province of Sindh.
“It was a small plane and there were about 20 people on board. It was a privately-owned aircraft belonging to an oil company,” George told a local news channel.
“Soon after they left, they contacted the airport control tower and said there was a problem in one of the engines. The plane was directed to return and soon after it crashed,” he said. —Agencies