ISLAMABAD: Results of about half of the DNA samples taken for matching came back on Friday. Instead of providing closure to the grieving families, many of the test results have revealed multiple matches for the samples collected.
All 152 passengers aboard the Airblue flight ED-202 were killed when the plane crashed in Margalla Hills near Islamabad on Wednesday morning last week. Many of the bodies were charred beyond recognition and the authorities asked relatives to provide blood and tissue samples to determine the identities of the remains.
Another senior official said that while nine of these samples were successfully matched and the bodies handed over to the relatives, the remaining 16 samples had multiple matches. “Some DNA samples matched more than three coffins,” the senior official revealed. He added that it would take more time to identify the remaining bodies.
However, another senior official, on condition of anonymity, said that the actual number of results was 30.
The government, he said, did not release information about the remaining five test results because no matches were found.
All 152 passengers aboard the Airblue flight ED-202 were killed when the plane crashed in Margalla Hills near Islamabad on Wednesday morning last week. Many of the bodies were charred beyond recognition and the authorities asked relatives to provide blood and tissue samples to determine the identities of the remains.
Another senior official said that while nine of these samples were successfully matched and the bodies handed over to the relatives, the remaining 16 samples had multiple matches. “Some DNA samples matched more than three coffins,” the senior official revealed. He added that it would take more time to identify the remaining bodies.
However, another senior official, on condition of anonymity, said that the actual number of results was 30.
The government, he said, did not release information about the remaining five test results because no matches were found.
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