Airplane crashes in Islamabad mountains (With latest Updates)

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:58 Wednesday, 28 July 2010 14:34

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* Immediate investigations into the cause of the crash underway: It is believed that the plane had its landing gear out before it crashed.
* Major General Raheel: info desks set up at Khi , Lhr and Isb
* Int. Minister Malik: list of passengers on board released.
* 3 army helicopters are engaged in rescue operations while the army has also established a medical camp near the crash site.
* Rough location of plane crash site: Daman-e-Koh Resort, Islamabad
* While rain has been an inhibiting factor, flames at the crash site hampered rescuers from getting to the passengers.
* Bad weather most likely to be the cause of the crash.
* All flights from Khi to Isb have been canceled due to bad weather.
* Black box yet to be recovered
* 6 members of youth parliament were also on board
* National Disaster Management Authority [NDMA] depending on Pakistan Army’s role in rescue efforts
* Plane’s wreckage scattered over 400 sq. meters
* CAA team has recovered the black box from the crash site.
* Any relatives of the passengers who want to travel to ISB from Karachi will be accommodated on tonight’s flight – Raheel Ahmed General Manager Airblue
* The plane tried to land twice but crashed the third time (via ARY News)
* Rehman malik: plane was told to change route before landing
* ATC had signaled landing approach to the plane eight kilometers away from the airport
* CAA said the scheduled Flight was ABQ-202, an Airbus A319-112. The name of the captain Pervez Iqbal Choudhry
* People on board frm Khi -their relatives (1 from a family) being offered air travel to Islamabad. Contact CMC at 051-9211223-4

A passenger plane has crashed in Islamabad, killing more than 140 people on board and six crew members. The plane was on its way from Turkey to Islamabad via Karachi. Five people have been rescued from the crash site.
All the survivors have been given first-aid treatment on the spot and are being shifted to local hospitals in Islamabad, which have all declared emergency following the plane crash.
So far 20 dead bodies including that of the pilot have been recovered from the crash site, said sources on the site, adding some of the bodies were still on fire when recovered.
The plane bound for Islamabad took off from Karachi at 7:45 AM and crashed at 9:45 AM.
At least one helicopter could be seen flying over the crash site, as smoke rose from the ground.
People gathered at the airport where some were openly mourning.
The airplane lost contact with the control tower of Islamabad airport just before the crash.