An Air India relief plane has flown back to India with 122 passengers of another flight that made an emergency landing in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early this morning after its alarm light started blipping.

he Air India Airbus A320 sent to pick up the stranded passengers took off from Nawabshah airport in Sindh shortly
after 3 pm. Officials of the Indian High Commission in Pakistan said the disabled aircraft was expected to depart later in the day after the repairs are completed.

Earlier in the day, the captain of the Air India flight going from Abu Dhabi to New Delhi sought permission for an emergency landing after emergency light showed a problem with the hydraulic system while in Pakistani airspace.

The aircraft landed safely and the flight's 122 passengers and eight crew members were unharmed.