"Plane never came here": Pakistan rejects US media reports
The aircraft disappeared far away from Pakistan air space and was not visible on its radars, he said
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Special aviation assistant to Prime Minister Shujaat Azeem dismissed reports appearing on US media questioning whether the lost Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was in Pakistan.
The aircraft disappeared far away from Pakistan air space and was not visible on its radars, he said questioning how it could be hidden somewhere in Pakistan.
He shunned the reports at once saying plane never came towards Pakistan.
Reportedly, it was drawn into his attention that a US news media named Pakistan questioning if the plane could have flown to Pakistan as the new flight radius expands following Pentagon’s reports that the plane could have flown for as many as seven hours after losing contact with the ground. The new radius where the plan could have flown includes parts of Pakistan and India. United States based these reports on the pings that the aircraft continued sending to the satellite.
Almost nine days into disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, the whereabouts of the missing aircraft are still unknown, Dunya News reported.
Earlier, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pointed on Saturday morning towards the aircraft flying for several hours after its communication system was deliberately shut down at the point where it last made contact with air traffic controller.
The investigating authorities along with search and rescue personnel are apparently puzzled about the possible location of the lost flight as the search crew of as many as 11 countries hasn’t spotted a single sign even after eighth day into disappearance of the ill-fated flight.
“This has been a situation without precedence” said Malaysian Prime Minister while almost confirming the ‘deliberate’ diversion of the lost flight.
With hijacking angle now at the focus, the authorities believe the plane could now be anywhere of the dauntingly large search area that includes land, water and islands. The aviation expert Ross Aimer, interviewed by Times believes it’s possible the plane could have landed at one of the abandoned military strips. Adding into the confusion is the aircraft pinging satellite for seven hours indicating the plane could have continued flying for seven hours after last radar contact with speculations that its communication system was deliberately shut down. If these two scenarios are to be considered, it is almost certain that only an experienced person can pull that off.
According to reports, the friends and families of those on board the ill-fated flight are clinging on to the hope even after the seventh day of disappearance.
Earlier, the search and rescue efforts faced more mystery as reports of phones of passengers ringing surfaced but were later quashed by the investigating authorities saying none of the reported numbers were being connected.
The investigation became more puzzled when an Australian paper released what is being termed as questionable conduct of first officer of the missing flight. According to British and Australian media, the first officer Fariq Abdul Hamid has previously entertained one of the female passengers in a previous flight. The 27-year-old first officer had allowed the female passengers into the cockpit and took photographs with them. The female passenger earlier told the press that the first officer even smoked in the cockpit.
