PIA flight PK 595 for Sukkur-Karachi with departure time of 2:45 pm on Monday was delayed due to security check, on information from Sukkur Police to Airport Security Force for bomb threat. The information was received at 2:40 pm just before the pushback. Subsequently, the passengers were disembarked and the luggage was off loaded as per standard operating procedure.
The ATR aircraft and baggage was thoroughly checked by ASF and Bomb Disposal Squad and was later on cleared by the concerned security agencies. The flight PK 595 took off for Karachi after a delay of more than one hour, PIA spokesman concluded.-PR