Reports suggest that none of the nearly 152 people on board have survived this morning's plane crash in Islamabad. This is Pakistan's worst-ever plane crash. The passenger plane, an Airbus A321, operated by private airline AirBlue,with 146 passengers and 6 crew was headed from Karachi to Islamabad. It went up in a haze of flames and white smoke close to 10 am in the heavily-forested Margalla Hills overlooking Islamabad. It was raining heavily in the region this morning and that, along with thick fog and the smoke from the crash made it tough for rescue helicopters to reach the crash site. Rescue officials had to trek for close to an hour to reach the area. Through the day, Pakistani media carried conflicting reports on survivors, with some reporting that 45 people were alive. Rescue officials reported that the plane's debris was spread over a huge area, and that dead bodies- charred beyond recognition -were strewn around the forest.
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