Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers


  • World
  • Thursday, 08 Dec 2016

Rescue workers survey the site of a plane crash in the vilage of Saddha Batolni near Abbotabad, Pakistan December 8, 2016. . REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Thursday mourned the 47 victims of its deadliest plane crash in four years, including a famed rock star-turned-Muslim evangelist, as officials sought to pinpoint the cause of the disaster.

Engine trouble was initially believed responsible, but many questions remain, stirring new worries about the safety record of money-losing state carrier Pakistani International Airlines.

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