Plane Crash in Pakistan

An airliner with a private Pakistani company, carrying 127 people crashed Friday near Islamabad after being caught in a violent storm. The Boeing Company 737 Bhoja from Karachi (South) exploded on the ground in the early evening in a field while preparing to land at Islamabad airport, located in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of the capital. “There is no chance that there are survivors, barring a miracle. The aircraft is totally destroyed, "said an official with the local police at the scene of the accident. So far 110 bodies have been recovered from the site of the accident, told reporters Brigadier General Sarfraz Ali, head of research operations. “We cannot identify them because some bodies are not recognizable, "he added. The plane crashed near the village of Hussain Abad in an agricultural area.

The crash was caused by bad weather ensured the company Bhoja Air, while families of victims weeping denounced the incompetence of the authorities. An investigation was underway to determine the causes of this accident. “The weather was very bad, there was hail and lightning. The pilot lost control of the plane that struck the ground. The device exploded in shock and turned into a ball fire, "said a Pakistani military official. On-site, human remains, blood stains and various objects (clothing, shoes, jewelry) belonging to the passengers were scattered in a radius of about two kilometers, according to Brigadier General Ali Sarfraz. “We will continue our work into the night and hope to have finished within 24 hours, "said General Ali in the evening, while the army sealed off the area impregnated with a strong smell of burning. The plane was to land at 18:50 at the Islamabad airport. “The control tower lost contact with him at 18:40 and the accident took place shortly after, "said an airport source. The device "crashed in a huge crash," said a witness of fact. According to him,” the pilot may have attempted to land in a field ", but" the aircraft hit trees and exploded. “I ran away. When I returned, the plane was on fire, "said the witness.

At the Islamabad airport, relatives of the passengers were in shock and in tears. “I was looking for my son Sajjad and my stepdaughter Sania who married ten days ago, "he told an old man shook with sobs. Aucaun French did was among the passengers, said an official of the Embassy of France in Islamabad. Bhoja Air took over in March its domestic flights between Islamabad and Karachi with several Boeing 737 and soon plans to serve other major cities like Sukkur (south), Multan (center) and Lahore (is). The company had been forced by the authority of the Pakistani Civil Aviation to suspend its flights in 2000 because of financial difficulties. In July 2010, an Airbus A321 local private Airblue crashed on the Margalla Hills, near Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board, while it was raining and visibility on the capital was very small. The airliner crash the deadliest in the history of Pakistani aviation dates back to 1992, when an Airbus A300 of the public company Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crashed in the hills at the approach Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital, causing 167 deaths.