Gunmen on Tuesday night fired on a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310 as it landed at Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar, killing a passenger and injuring at least two others.
The aircraft, flight PK756 from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, was on final approach around 11 p.m. local time on Tuesday when it was fired on from the ground while still at 300 feet altitude.
Police report between five and 12 rounds hit the aircraft, including at least one to an engine, but the aircraft landed safely.
One woman passenger was hit in the head and later died from her wounds; at least one crew member and possibly two others, including a flight attendant, were injured in the attack.
The violence comes just a couple of weeks after a group attacked Jinnah International Airport at Karachi when 34 people were killed during an attempted aircraft takeover, followed days later by an attack on security staff at the airport, and a later riot at Benazir Bhutto International in Islamabad, which resulted in tear gas use and aircraft diversions to other airports.
Following the Karachi attack, an Emirates spokesperson said passenger and crew safety “was of utmost importance and will not be compromised.” Etihad likewise cautioned it would “continue to monitor the security situation in [Pakistan].”
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