Nairaland Forum

(Reuters) - A Pakistani airliner with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather as it came in to land in Islamabad on Friday, scattering wreckage and leaving no sign of survivors.

The Boeing 737, operated by local airline Bhoja Air, was flying to the capital from Pakistan's biggest city and business hub Karachi. It crashed more than 5 miles from the international airport.

Aviation official Pervez George gave no details of casualties. Rescue workers, who combed muddy fields at the crash site with flashlights, said there was no chance of finding survivors.

Body parts, wallets and eyeglasses lay among wreckage strewn in a small settlement just outside Islamabad.

Residents said they had seen a ball of fire in the sky when the plane crashed. Parts of the aircraft smashed into electricity poles, blanketing the area in darkness.

Bhoja Air said the airplane crashed during its approach in Islamabad due to bad weather. There was no indication from the government that it could have been the result of foul play.

A man who had been waiting at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport for the flight yelled "my two daughters are dead" as tears streamed down his face.

In a state of shock, he then slumped on the floor and sat silently as other relatives of passengers crowded around lists of those on board.

The uncle of the sisters, 18 and 20, said they were supposed to return to Islamabad on Sunday but flew early to see an aunt who is visiting from London.

"We don't even know when or where we will get to see their bodies," said the uncle, Qamar Abbas, who kept mumbling "no, no, no" to himself.

Nearby, relatives of passengers hugged each other and sobbed. One man cried "my kids, my kids".

otokx: hope no Nigerians were on board?

otokx: hope no Nigerians were on board?

obongtunji: BBC said that the plane is 30years old, haba Bhojar airline the plane is old enough to be grounded. May the soul of the departed rest in peace