New Delhi, July 9 : An Air India flight from Abu Dhabi to Delhi today made an emergency landing at Nawab Shah in Pakistan's Sindh province due to faulty hydraulic brakes.
The Delhi-bound Air India plane developed a technical problem with its hydraulic system, an official spokesman said.
All 122 passengers and crew members on board the plane are safe.
The captain of the Airbus aircraft contacted Pakistani civil aviation authorities and sought permission for an emergency landing after detecting the problem, Pakistan civil aviation authority spokesman Pervez George said.
The plane landed at Nawabshah airport in southern Sindh province at 3.37 am on Monday.
In Delhi, an Air India spokesperson said: "The aircraft was flying over Pakistan air space when the pilot saw a warning light in the cockpit and sought permission to land at the nearest airport which was Nawabshah."
The captain preferred to have the passengers remain on board the aircraft though Pakistani authorities had offered to allow them to disembark, George said.
George said Air India could send another aircraft to take the stranded passengers and crew to India.
It was also possible that the private Shaheen airline, which has a tie-up with Air India, could provide an aircraft to ferry the passengers and crew to the nearest Indian airport, he said.
A relief plane with material and men will be shortly leaving Delhi for the spot to take the passengers.
