Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) A passenger plane carrying 127 people crashed in stormy weather and burst into flames while approachingPakistan's Islamabad airport Friday evening. There were no reports of survivors.
The commercial airliner, Bhoja Air 737, on its maiden flight, was descending for landing when it crashed a few miles from Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase, Rawalpindi.
There were 118 passengers and nine crew on-board. However, some reports say there were 131 people on board.
The B4-213 was coming from the port city of Karachi to Islamabad when it crashed into a residential area.
The Bhoja Airlines' officials said that the plane was scheduled to land at the Islamabad airport at 6.45 p.m.. The plane had left Karachi airport at 5 p.m., Xinhua reported.
The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) said that the crash was apparently due to bad weather.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy and ordered investigation into the incident, Geo News reported.
According to rescuers, the wreckage area - around one sq km - was scattered with mangled bodies, severed body parts, burnt luggage, and parts of the fuselage strewn all over.here
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