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Pakistan Airways also known as "Pak Air" or "Pak Airways", was an airline from Pakistan [1] with its headquarters in Karachi. The company was founded in 1948 and ceased again in 1949, following a series of air accidents. [2]

Accidents

The airline was involved in four air crashes: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pak Air Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Accident Description Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. 1947–1958 Birth and Turmoil Pakistan Paedia. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  4. Little hope air crash probe report will be made public [ permanent dead link ] Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.