A commercial Pakistani passenger plane with 152 people on board crashed in bad weather in hills near the capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, officials said. According to Reuters, 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. "Dead bodies are lying all around and very few might have survived in the accident," Bin Yameen, a senior police official of Islamabad, told Reuters. "Bodies are being lifted through helicopters." At least 10 people were killed and five injured, Imtiaz Elahi, chairman of the state-run Capital Development Authority, told reporters. Helicopters involved in the rescue operation after plane crash in Islamabad have rescued five wounded persons from the spot, the sources said. Chairman Capital Development Authority, Imtiaz Inayat Elahi said that five dead bodies have been also recovered so far while the teams of various institutions are taking part in rescue operation in this difficult area.Pak Army, Pak Navy, Pakistan Air Force and Police are taking part in the operation and wounded are being shifted to the hospitals. The rescue teams are facing difficulties in the rescue operation at this difficult hilly area, APP reported
