Pakistan Won't Use Fokker Planes For Passengers

Pakistan said on Wednesday it would not use Fokker planes for passenger flights after an F-27 crashed, killing all 45 people on board.

The Fokker F-27 turboprop, operated by state-run Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), crashed on Monday on the outskirts of the central city of Multan two minutes after takeoff.

"Fokkers will not be used for commercial flights. They will be used for cargo and other purposes," Information Minister Mohammad Ali Durrani told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

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