Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan’s chopper makes emergency touchdown after mid-air snag

The helicopter was on its method to Bani Gala from Dera Ismail Khan, the place Imran Khan distributed financial support to the flood-affected.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 8, 2022 21:22 IST

Imran Khan interacting with locals after his chopper made emergency touchdown at a village in Rawalpindi

By Sumana Nandy: A chopper carrying former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and others made an emergency touchdown in Rawalpindi resulting from a technical snag. The helicopter was on its method to Bani Gala from Dera Ismail Khan, the place Imran Khan distributed financial support to the flood-affected.

After touchdown close to a village in Adiala Town – a bit over 50 km from Bani Gala the place Khan lives, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf left for his residence by highway, the get together mentioned in a press release on Twitter. In movies posted by his get together’s official Twitter deal with, techicians have been seen engaged on the blades of the chopper as Imran Khan spoke to the locals.

While ready for his cavalcade, Khan interacted with the villagers and the kids of the close by village who have been taking part in cricket the place his chopper landed. He enquired about faculties and hospitals within the space.

Last month, the previous prime ministers aircraft made an emergency touchdown after experiencing a technical fault. Following media stories that Imran Khan escaped a aircraft crash after his craft developed technical faults mid-air, PTI chief Azhar Mashwani clarified, tweeting that stories of any technical fault within the plane are incorrect.

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