At least 152 passengers including crew members have been died after a private airliner Airblue domestic flight ED-202 crashed into the Margalla hills on Wednesday. The plane was on its way from Karachi to Islamabad.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed that all the passengers on board have been killed.
Chairman of Islamabad’s Capital Development Authority Imtiaz Elahi also said, “There are no survivors. We believe all are dead. We are recovering the remains of the dead bodies from the wreckage.”
Airblue Operations official, W. Hameed Mirza told that there were 152 passengers on board the plane which was flying from Karachi to Islamabad. Among the passengers six were crew members. It is also reported that two Americans were also among the passengers.
Eyewitnesses said people witnessed airbus flying at very low altitude and it might have crashed due to rough weather.
The authorities are still trying to determine the exact location of the crash site. The plane was flying from Turkey via Karachi to Islamabad.
Thick smoke was witnessed rising from the Margalla Hills as such deaths are feared. Police and rescue teams are currently facing difficulty reaching the site.