On 04th March 2022, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight PIA303, A320-214 aircraft Reg. No. AP-BOL, was a scheduled passenger flight from Alama Iqbal International Airport (OPLA), Lahore, Pakistan to Jinnah International Airport (OPKC), Karachi, Pakistan along Air Traffic Services (ATS) route MIMAL – J112 – NSH –KC at Flight Level (FL) 380. Concurrently, reciprocal traffic GHAURI-62, HawkerBeechcraft Corporation (HBC) aircraft was operating from Pakistan Air Force (PAF)Base Sharea Faisal (OPSF), Karachi, Pakistan to PAF Base Nur Khan (OPRN),Rawalpindi, Pakistan on ATS route OPSF – NSH – Z301 – OPRN climbing to FL390. Both aircraft triggered a Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) – Resolution Advisory (RA) approximately 30 Nautical Miles (NM) North-East of Nawabshah. As per the advisories, PIA303 initiated RA climb while GHAURI-62 began an RA descent. At the time of TCAS-RA event, there was a vertical separation of 200 feet (ft) and a lateral separation of 6.2 NM between both aircraft.
