A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane flying from Chitral has gone missing on its flight to Islamabad, sources said.

The ATR plane with 47 passengers went missing from the radar near Havelian while it was on its way to Islamabad.

The plane took off from Chitral around 3:00PM but communication with the control tower was broken around 4:30PM, shortly before it was about to arrive at its destination.

There were reports of the plane having crashed near Havelian, but the reports could not yet be confirmed.
Eyewitnesses said they had seen a plane crash in a hilly area near Havelian, near the Ordinance. (GEO TV)