PIA tragedy (3).

Byline: Justice (retd) Salahuddin Mirza - Karachi

THE facts were almost clearly evaluated immediately after the crash. We were told that the landing gear had jammed and therefore the pilot aborted landing at the first approach and circled the airport. When he was coming in for 'belly landing' the engines failed, the plane abruptly lost height and came too low over the residential buildings, hit them and crashed.

I was expecting progress in the investigation on these lines. However, it seems the facts have now turned topsy turvy and we are now told that what we heard immediately after the crash was simply not said by anybody responsible to comment. I am afraid attempts are now afoot to...