Pakistan Airways also known as "Pak Air" or "Pak Airways", was an airline from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Pak Air
Retrieved 3 November 2010. with its headquarters in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. The company was founded in 1948 and ceased again in 1949, following a series of air accidents.

Accidents

The airline was involved in four air crashes: * 10 May 1948 at

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, Iraq. No fatalities. * 26 November 1948: First air crash of a Pakistani airline in the country, near Vehari,

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in which 21 people, 5 crew and 16 passengers were died.Accident Description
Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 3 November 2010. Aircraft:

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C-47A-15-DK Registration: AP-ACE. Cause: believed to be technical error.Little hope air crash probe report will be made public
Dawn 2 August 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010. * 12 December 1949 at Karachi. 26 fatalities. Aircraft: Douglas. Registration: AP-ADI

References

{{Airlines of Pakistan Defunct airlines of Pakistan Airlines established in 1948 Airlines disestablished in 1949 1949 disestablishments in Pakistan Pakistani companies established in 1948