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    Black box of PK-661 recovered from crash site Black box of PK-661 recovered from crash site

    The black box of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) flight PK-661 that crashed near Havelian on Wednesday has been recovered.

    PIA flight PK-661 took off from Chitral at 3:40pm on Wednesday and crashed near Havelian at 4:16pm, killing all 48 persons on board including five of crew members.

    Rescuers said that all bodies of the victims have been recovered from the site of crash and shifted the Islamabad where DNA tests will be carried out for the identification of the victims.

    Read more: PIA flight PK-661 crashes near Havelian, none survived

    The PIA chairman Azam Saigol while addressing a press in Islamabad ruled out any human error in the plane crash and added that plane was technically sound, and was checked in October. He informed that the captain had flown more than 12,000 hours and the aircraft was nine years old.

    "Our focus now is to retrieve all the dead bodies," he added, vowing a full investigation.

    Secretary Civil Aviation Authority Irfan Elahi has revealed that the flight position at the time of crash was 33 nautical miles of Islamabad, the same position when the plane lost its communication with radar.

    He expressed that the investigation team will analyze the data recorder after which it will be evident as to what was the causation of the plane crash.

    Also read: Junaid Jamshed is dead in PIA's crashed flight to Islamabad

    On the other hand, Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formed a five-member committee to probe the plane crash. The committee will submit its report within three days.

    PIA has also constituted an investigation board, headed by Air Commodore Munir Butt to probe the tragic plane crash.

    Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) team has reached the site of the crash and started collection of the evidences. The CAA has also established a help desk at the Karachi Airport.