A Qatar Airways flight from New Delhi to Doha made an emergency landing early on Monday in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi after it developed a technical fault, according to officials.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority spokesman Saifur Rehman confirmed that Qatar Airways’ flight QR-579 had landed safely at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport.
Within hours, all 283 passengers were flown out to Doha on an alternative aircraft sent by the airline.