What I survived

Pan Am Flight 73: The 1986 Karachi Hijacking P3

March 3, 2026·30 min·5-min readnarrativedocumentary
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This episode recounts the harrowing experience of Michael Thexton during the 1986 Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking in Karachi, where he was selected as a human shield after the hijackers failed to find Americans. The story centers on how personal grief, quiet courage, and an act of extraordinar

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Michael Thexton

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Michael ThextonNeerja BhanotRajesh KumarViraf Daroga

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Pan Am

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Criminal JusticeGeopoliticsHistorical FiguresLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics

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