Plane carrying 47 people crashes after takeoff

A Pakistani plane carrying 40 passengers and seven crew members crashed on Wednesday after takeoff from the mountainous northern city of Chitral to Islamabad, aviation authorities said.

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK661 crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.

An earlier airline statement said the ATR-42 turboprop aircraft had lost contact en route from Chitral.