VIDEO: Dozens feared dead as Airbus crashes in Pakistan
A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather in hills near the capital, Islamabad, this morning, Dozens are feared dead, but rescue workers have said that there are survivors.
The Airbus 321, belonging to private airliner Airblue, lost contact with the control room of the Islamabad International Airport at 0443 GMT while flying from the southern port city of Karachi.
The plane was carrying 146 passengers and six crewmen. There are reports of survivors that have been rescued from among the burning debris.
from the plane, television pictures showed. At least 10 people were killed and five injured, Imtiaz Elahi, chairman of the state-run Capital Development Authority, told reporters.
A thick blanket of cloud and smoke caused by fire could be seen rising from the heavily wooded crash site. A helicopter hovered overhead and flames licked at trees and what appeared to be wreckage from the plane, television pictures showed.
Pakistan's Express24 news television showed rescue workers making their way on foot to the crash site with some difficulty. A young man was weeping and being embraced by another man -- with woods in the background.
The military said it had sent three helicopters to the site and troops had also been moved there.
Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani ordered authorities to control the fire immediately and rescue passengers.
