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More confusion has gathered around the devastated Airblue flight ED-202, the tragedy that killed all 152 people on board near Islamabad, as the DNA test results of the deceased arrived on Friday, August 7, 2010. A number of the test results match with more than one sample collected from the remains of the plane crash victims.
The plane crash, considered as the most terrible accident in the history of air travel in Pakistan, happened on July 28, 2010. All 152 people on board were killed as the plane came down in hills near Islamabad. Most bodies were mutilated, burnt, and charred. Samples from the remains were sent for DNA testing in order to help the bereaved families recognize the remains of their lost loved ones. However, test results for around 30 samples are said to match the DNA of the remains in two to three coffins at the same time. There are also reports that some test results didn’t match any remains.
The incident yet again reveals the shaky status of scientific knowledge and technical expertise in the country. With hundreds of millions spent on higher education and research institutes each year, little improvement in applied knowledge is seen when it comes to cases like the Airblue plane’s accident. It is hard to stop thinking wishfully that we could have spent all that money on social welfare.
