Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport after passenger’s heart attack

Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport after passenger’s heart attack

Agencies | Karachi

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A passenger on an Indian plane forced to make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has died, according to reports in India and Pakistan,

The passenger, 30-year-old Muhammad Noushad from Bareilly, a city in Uttar Pradesh, was pronounced dead after a team of medics arrived at the airport to treat him.

His condition had deteriorated during the flight and he suffered a cardiac arrest before the plane landed, according to Pakistan's Express Tribune and other media.

The aircraft of a private airline, GoAir (6658) carrying 179 passengers, was en route to New Delhi from Riyadh, according to media sources.

The plane departed the airport after refueling, reports claim.