Takfiri Taliban terrorists attack PIA plane at Peshawar airport

A woman was killed and two flight stewards were wounded when a passenger light of PIA came under attack of Yazidi takfiri nasbi terrorists of outlawed Taliban while landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on Tuesday night.

The woman passenger, who is said to be a foreigner, died of wounds en route to the Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar Cantonment, reports said. Sources said the PIA flight from Riyadh (No PK-756) was about to land in Peshawar when unidentified attackers opened fire on the aircraft. The bullets hit a woman and two stewards.

The attack was the first of its kind. There were a number of attacks on the airport in the past but it was for the first time that an aircraft was hit and its passengers were wounded. A search operation was launched in the Pishtakhara and Sarband areas after the attack while more security personnel were deployed around the airport and the airbase. While landing in Peshawar, all aircraft come close to the tribal areas and the nearby settled towns.

The initial report stating the primary findings about the attack on Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport has been prepared. According to the report, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane landed safely after three minutes of firing. The bullets hit the engine no.2 and the same side of the plane.

The report also stated that a woman passenger was killed when she received a bullet in her head and resulted in her demise. The deceased passenger belonged to Ziarat area of District Nowshera. Two flight stewards were also wounded in the attack who are currently being treated at the Combined Military Hospital in Peshawar Cantonment.

It is pertinent to mention a passenger flight of PIA came under attack while landing at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on Tuesday night.

Sources said the PIA flight from Riyadh (No PK-756) was about to land in Peshawar when unidentified attackers opened fire on the aircraft. The bullets hit a woman and two a stewards.