PIA Spokesman Daniyal Gilani said there were 42 passengers, five crew members and one

PIA Spokesman Daniyal Gilani said there were 42 passengers, five crew members and one ground engineer on board.



The plane manifest showed there were 31 men, 9 women and 2 infants on board the flight, including three foreigners.



A senior aviation official said the aircraft suffered engine problems.



Speaking to reporters at the Islamabad airport, Secretary Aviation Irfan Ilahi confirmed that the ATR-42 turboprob plane suffered engine problems.



"It is premature to say anything at the moment, but we know that the aircraft had engine problems," he said.



Aviation Herald, that reports daily about incidents and critical situations in civil aviation, also said the plane had "engine problems".