Pakistan International Airlines plane disappears

A Pakistan International Airlines plane with up to 47 people on board is reported to have crashed while en route from Chitral to Islamabad.

Pakistan’s Dunya News reports that flight PK-661 crashed in the village of Bodlain in the province of Havelian on Wednesday.

"PIA's ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying around 40 persons lost its contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago ," PIA spokesperson Daniyal Gilani tweeted.