The black box from the Pakistan International Airlines crash that killed at least 97 people on Friday has been retrieved
The recorder, or"black box," was found at the crash site in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Saturday, according to PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan.Two passengers survived but 97 bodies have been recovered from the scene, Pakistan Armed Forces spokesman Major General Babar Iftikhar said earlier on Saturday.
The jet went down in a residential area, but the plane did not hit any buildings and no one on the ground appears to have been killed, PIA CEO Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik added. .m-infographic--1590157565785 { background: url no-repeat 0 0 transparent; margin-bottom: 30px; padding-top: 200.26631158455393%; width: 100%; -moz-background-size: cover; -o-background-size: cover; -webkit-background-size: cover; background-size: cover; } @media { .m-infographic--1590157565785{ background-image: url; padding-top: 64.18962203715567%; } } @media { .m-infographic--1590157565785{ background-image: url; padding-top: 64.18962203715567%; } } Iftikhar said army troops, rangers and social welfare organizations have been assisting in the search.Read MoreHe added:"97 bodies recovered. 2 passengers survived. 25 affected houses cleared, their residents accommodated at various places with the assistance of Civil Administration."The plane took off from Lahore and was due to land at 2:30 p.m. local time in Karachi but went missing from the radar, PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan told CNN. Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiVolunteers look for survivors amid the wreckage of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday, May 22.Hide Caption 1 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiRescuers transport an injured person from the site of the crash. The airliner came down in Model Colony, a busy residential area near Jinnah International Airport.Hide Caption 2 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiEmergency workers gather at the scene.Hide Caption 3 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiRescue workers recover the body of a victim from the plane's debris.Hide Caption 4 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiA person is comforted near the site of the crash.Hide Caption 5 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiFirefighters spray water on the wreckage.Hide Caption 6 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiRescuers work at the scene.Hide Caption 7 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiAmbulance crews rush to the scene.Hide Caption 8 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiSmoke is seen rising over the residential area where the plane went down.Hide Caption 9 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiOfficials work to salvage the wreckage.Hide Caption 10 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiAn injured woman is taken to a hospital in Karachi.Hide Caption 11 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiMembers of the fire brigade work to put out a fire at the crash site.Hide Caption 12 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiPakistani security officials secure the premises of Jinnah Hospital in Karachi, where crash victims were brought.Hide Caption 13 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiCrews spray water on the smoldering wreckage of the plane.Hide Caption 14 of 15 Photos: Pakistani airliner crashes in KarachiA man looks at a part of the plane's debris.Hide Caption 15 of 15The pilot on board told air traffic control in Karachi that he had lost engines, before the plane crashed on Friday."We are proceeding direct, we have lost engines," the pilot can be heard saying about the plane's approach, in an audio recording of aircraft communications obtained by CNN from a Pakistani government source.On the recording, air traffic control asks the pilot to confirm that the plane will have a belly landing, a situation where an aircraft lands without deploying its landing gear.The pilot's response is inaudible. It is unclear why air traffic control was discussing such a landing.A few seconds later the pilot can be heard giving several mayday calls, followed by a response from air traffic control saying both runways are clear to land. The audio then cuts off.Khan confirmed the authenticity of the recording."[The pilot] had been told both landing strips were available for his use but he preferred to use the go-around landing route, we are looking into the technical issue. Our prayers for the lives that have been lost," Khan said earlier on Friday.Sophia Saifi reported from Islamabad, and Rob Picheta wrote from London. Adeel Raja, Laura Smith-Spark and Sandi Sidhu contributed reporting.
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