Malaysian PM telephones Nawaz, seeks cooperation in tracing missing jet

Malaysian PM telephones Nawaz, seeks cooperation in tracing missing jet
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Summary Malaysian authorities contacted some 25 countries for seeking their help in tracing the missing jet.

ISLAMABAD (Web  Desk) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday telephoned his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif and sought his help in tracing Malaysian airline’s missing Boeing 777.

According to the reports, Nawaz Sharif expressed sympathies with Malaysian PM and assured every possible cooperation in tracing the missing jet.

Reports further said the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Pakistan as per request from Malaysian aviation authorities, has saved entire data of the day and time when the jet went missing and would be sharing it with Malaysian authorities.

“Although there is no evidence that plane headed towards Pakistan but as a goodwill gesture we are sharing our data with Malaysian government,” an official said.

Pakistan’s top aviation official said the CAA has asked Malaysian authorities to send their official to Karachi to look at the data.

The special assistant said Malaysian authorities have contacted some 25 countries for their help and cooperation and Pakistan is among such countries.
 

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