127 feared dead in Pakistan plane crash

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A Pakistani airplane carrying 127 people has crashed near Islamabad's international airport, Fox News confirms. Rescue officials tell Fox News they do not expect to find any survivors. Crews have recovered 118 bodies from the crash.

The Bhoja Airlines flight was a commercial jet traveling to Islamabad from Karchi.

The Boeing 737 was expected to land in Islamabad at 6:40 p.m. local time, but crashed shortly before, sources say. The plane crashed in the residential area of Rawalpindi, which was reportedly experiencing heavy rain at the time.

It was the maiden flight for Bhoja Airlines which had been discontinued for more than ten years. (Fox News)

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