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Old 20th Apr 2012, 14:27
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From columnpk.com

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RAWALPINDI: A plane crashed at the Koral Chowk on Islamabad Express Highway in Rawalpindi on Friday, reported Express News.
According to initial reports, the plane was a Boeing 737 and belonged to Bhoja Air. It was also reportedly carrying 137 passengers from Islamabad to Karachi.
7:17pm
It is currently raining in Rawalpindi and it being suggested that the bad weather could have been the cause of the plane crash.
According to authorities, the plane crashed 10km away from the runway of Islamabad airport, near Chaklala airbase.
Rescue officials from Islamabad and Rawalpindi, as well as the Civil Aviation Authority, have left for the crash site.
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