Pakistan: Plane Crash Claims 127 Lives

A Pakistani passenger plane crashed near the Chaklala airbase on Friday April 20th as it was trying to land in thunderstorm, killing all 127 people on-board.

The Boeing 737 belonging to Bhoja Airlines was traveling from Karachi to Islamabad when it crashed due to very bad weather. A Pakistani aviation official said lightening might have caused the plane to catch fire and crash. 


A violent rain, wind and thunder storm was lashing the capital at the time of the crash, which occurred about 6:40 p.m. local time.