Friday 20 April 2012

Passenger plane crashes in Pakistan: report


ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing at an airport near Islamabad, officials said.Defense Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhar told The Associated Press the Bhoja Air jet crashed Friday, just a few kilometers (miles) away from the airport in Islamabad.
A passenger plane with 127 people on board has crashed in bad weather near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, according to reports late Friday morning. The 737 aircraft is believed to belong to Pakistani air carrier Bhoja Air. Rescue teams were reportedly en route to the crash site. 


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