Passengers
on board a Pakistani commercial jet were evacuated after the plane made
a hard landing and came off the runway in the city of Lahore. Shaheen
Air Flight 142 was arriving from the southern Pakistani city of Karachi
on Tuesday when the plane slipped off the runway, an airport official
told CNN.
Photos from the scene
obtained by CNN affiliate Geo News showed the jet sat in a grassy field
with its emergency ramps deployed, the engines partially pulled off and
the landing gear collapsed.
Emergency vehicles came out to the plane
shortly after the incident, the airport official said, adding that a
full investigation was being opened.
The plane's tire appears to have burst as it was touching down, Geo News reported, citing unidentified sources at the airport.
All 112 passengers on board were reported to be safe, Geo News said. Officials at Shaheen Air weren't immediately available for comment on the incident. The jet is an Airbus A320-232, according to FlightRadar24, a website that monitors air traffic.
