Jet makes emergency landing after engine fire

A Pakistani plane with 276 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing soon after take-off from the eastern city of Lahore when one of its engines caught fire, an official said today.

The state-run Pakistan International Airlines’ Airbus 300 landed safely at Lahore airport, and no injuries or major damage was reported.

The PIA flight PK-643 was carrying 261 passengers and 15 crew members to the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

The engine fire was caused by a “technical fault”, said Nasrullah Khan, director of Lahore airport.

Khan said the flight took off an hour later using a different PIA plane.