Pakistan International Airlines Flight 544
A PIA Fokker F-27, similar to the one that was hijacked | |
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Date | 25 May 1998 |
| Summary | Hijacking |
| Site | Gwadar, Balochistan |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F-27 |
| Operator | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Flight origin | Gwadar International Airport |
| Last stopover | Turbat Airport |
| Destination | Hyderabad Airport |
| Passengers | 33 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 38 |
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 544, a Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F27, was hijacked on 25 May 1998, shortly after it took off from Gwadar International Airport, by three armed men belonging to Baloch Students Organization. The aircraft, with 33 passengers and 5 crew members aboard, had just arrived from Gwadar International Airport, Balochistan, and was set to land in Hyderabad Airport, Sindh. The hijackers demanded that the aircraft be flown to New Delhi, India. The Army's Special Service Group's Haideri Company, 7th Commando Zarrar Battalion, SSG Division, accompanied by members of the Pakistan Rangers, stormed the aircraft, while the Pakistan Police surrounded the plane. The operation concluded with all three hijackers arrested and sentenced to death by Pakistan, with no casualties.