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A Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane flying from Chitral has crashed on its flight to Islamabad, officials said.

According Civil Aviation Authority sources, the ATR-42 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.

A CAA spokesperson said search for the missing plane was underway.

CAA sources confirmed a mayday call from the pilot to the control tower shortly before it lost communication with the plane.

A statement from the PIA confirmed that the plane had gone missing, but did not confirm the crash.

"We regret to inform that PIA's ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying around 40 persons lost its contact with control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago. All resources are being mobilised to locate the aircraft. Media will be kept informed as situation develops," said the PIA.

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