Veteran Pakistani actor Munawar Saeed has shared the moment when he learned that his son Zafar Masud was involved in tragic PIA plane crash 2020.
In an interview with Nida and Danish Yasir, Saeed recalled the moment and made some revelations.
According to the actor, his wife began to cry, however, he remained composed after the news of PIA plane crash
“Just minutes after the incident, I received a call from my son, revealing that he was okay and currently at the hospital,” he recalled.
To confirm the news, he called the number back. Then, a female doctor answered the call and reassured him that his son was fine.
Masud is Pakistani banker and he is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank of Punjab.
He was one of the only two survivors of the PIA Flight 8303 crash in May 2020.
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What happened to PIA plane that caused the crash?
This year marked the fourth anniversary of the crash of PIA plane crash from Lahore into a residential area just a kilometre away from the runway of Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, killing 97 people and injuring two others.
In February this year, an investigation said that the crash occurred due to human error. However, relatives of many deceased passengers were not satisfied with these findings.
The Airbus A320 aircraft attempted to land at Karachi Airport at 2:37pm, but due to a rough landing, the captain attempted a go-around.
Before the initial landing attempt, the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) had warned the captain four times that the aircraft’s altitude was too high. However, on the fifth communication, the ATC cleared the landing.
He called “May Day” twice before the plane disappeared from the radar screen.
The plane then hit an overhead water tank on the top floor of a house in Jinnah Garden and crashed.
