Plane crash in Pakistan - UPDATE

San Donato Milanese (Mi), 5 November 2010 – Eni informs that in the air crash occurred today in Pakistan, the following people have deceased:

Altaf Hussain Khalid, Pakistani citizen
Hussain Sadaqat, Pakistani citizen
Jamali Nisar Ahmed, Pakistani citizen
Khan Noor, Pakistani citizen
Moazzam Saeed, Pakistani citizen
Nadeem Ahmed, Pakistani citizen
Nizamani Muhammad Azam, Pakistani citizen
Rafique Sajid, Pakistani citizen
Rana Muhammad Alam, Pakistani citizen
Raza Amir, Pakistani citizen
Saleemuddin, Pakistani citizen
Sasso Antonio, Italian citizen
Shah Iqbal Hussain, Pakistani citizen
Siddique Shahid, Pakistani citizen
Syed Anwar Imran, Pakistani citizen
Syed Irshad Ali, Pakistani citizen
Tahir Muhammad, Pakistani citizen

CEO Eni Paolo Scaroni and Eni E&P COO Claudio Descalzi are flying to Pakistan in the next hours to meet the colleagues of Eni employed in the Country. Further details on the accident will be provided after necessary checks with Pakistani authorities.

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08:43
San Donato Milanese (Mi), 5 November 2010 - Eni confirms that a JS Chartered aircraft crashed near Central Ordinance Depot, Cantonment area immediately after taking off from Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport at 7.25 AM today November 05, 2010.  The flight was destined for the Bhit gas field in Jamshoro district, Sindh province.

Aircraft was carrying 21 passengers including 3 crew members, 1 Airport Security Force personnel, 15 Eni employees and two Contractor’s employees. There are no reports of any survivors.

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