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Till now 4 injured has been rescued and sent to Polyclinic.
AirBlue Commercial Aircraft Crashes in Islamabad
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Well some news is coming now. There is a small video, if u follow the link. But it doesn't seem very optimistic. 
Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital
A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Police said it was an Airblue flight to Islamabad from Karachi, with more than 150 people on board.
It crashed in the Margalla Hills to the north of the city, and Pakistani television showed images of smoke and flames on a foggy hillside, with helicopters flying overhead.
A huge rescue effort has been launched. Officials said five bodies had been recovered.
A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Police said it was an Airblue flight to Islamabad from Karachi, with more than 150 people on board.
It crashed in the Margalla Hills to the north of the city, and Pakistani television showed images of smoke and flames on a foggy hillside, with helicopters flying overhead.
A huge rescue effort has been launched. Officials said five bodies had been recovered.
The plane, with an estimated 152 people on board, is thought to have left Karachi at 0750 (0350 GMT), and officials said it lost contact with the control tower minutes before landing.
Witness Khadim Hussain told the Reuters news agency: "It was raining. I saw the plane flying very low from the window of my office."
Saqlain Altaf told Pakistan's ARY news channel that he was on a family outing in the hills when he saw the plane, looking unsteady in the air.
"The plane had lost balance, and then we saw it going down," he said, adding he heard the crash.
Mohammed Usman, an official at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, said dozens of relatives of passengers gathered there were crying and desperate to get information about their loved ones.
The skies in Islamabad have been heavily overcast in the past couple of days.
Initial reports said the flight originated in Turkey, but this has not been confirmed. Later reports suggested it was a commuter flight.
BBC News - Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital
May the dead rest in peace.
Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital
A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Police said it was an Airblue flight to Islamabad from Karachi, with more than 150 people on board.
It crashed in the Margalla Hills to the north of the city, and Pakistani television showed images of smoke and flames on a foggy hillside, with helicopters flying overhead.
A huge rescue effort has been launched. Officials said five bodies had been recovered.
A plane has crashed in hills north of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Police said it was an Airblue flight to Islamabad from Karachi, with more than 150 people on board.
It crashed in the Margalla Hills to the north of the city, and Pakistani television showed images of smoke and flames on a foggy hillside, with helicopters flying overhead.
A huge rescue effort has been launched. Officials said five bodies had been recovered.
The plane, with an estimated 152 people on board, is thought to have left Karachi at 0750 (0350 GMT), and officials said it lost contact with the control tower minutes before landing.
Witness Khadim Hussain told the Reuters news agency: "It was raining. I saw the plane flying very low from the window of my office."
Saqlain Altaf told Pakistan's ARY news channel that he was on a family outing in the hills when he saw the plane, looking unsteady in the air.
"The plane had lost balance, and then we saw it going down," he said, adding he heard the crash.
Mohammed Usman, an official at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport, said dozens of relatives of passengers gathered there were crying and desperate to get information about their loved ones.
The skies in Islamabad have been heavily overcast in the past couple of days.
Initial reports said the flight originated in Turkey, but this has not been confirmed. Later reports suggested it was a commuter flight.
BBC News - Passenger plane crashes in hills near Pakistan capital
May the dead rest in peace.
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atleast they can drop army personal near the crash site
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What a sad moment for us.
Any chance of any survival. fingure crossed.
Any chance of any survival. fingure crossed.
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Apparently there was some re-routing due to bad weather but couldn't.
The sister -in-law of one of our dearest was also on the same flight.
RIP to the dead
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Thats wonderful. So the crash might not have been that bad. There is hope for more survivors. May the unfortunate ones RIP.
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One more survivor! Now total 5 has been rescued.HOPE this nunber wil increase. Body of Pilot also found.
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