The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority was an autonomous regulatory body established on 7 December 1982 under the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Ordinance 1982. It operated under the administrative
Jinnah International Airport, where the PCAA maintained its head office
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 688 was a domestic passenger flight from Multan to Islamabad with a stopover in Lahore, operated by Pakistan's flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines. On 1
AP-BAL, the aircraft involved in the accident