Pakistan army plane crashes into residential area near Rawalpindi; several killed, injured

A Pakistan army plane on Tuesday rammed into a residential area in Pakistani city of Rawalpindi near capital Islamab killing as many as fifteen people. Informing about incident a rescue official told media early on Tuesday that mishap occurred after a plane of Pakistan army crashed into a residential area. He also informed that among 15, 10 were civilians and  five ors were crew members.

"A small plane crashed into a residential area. So far we have retrieved 15 de bodies, including 10 civilians and five crew members," rescue spokesman Farooq Butt said, ding that a furr 12 people h been injured. plane hit a residential area in Rawalpindi's vill named Mora Kalu.

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smouldering, blackened wreck of plane, its tail fin bearing army markings, could be seen alongside two small buildings as rescue workers and military personnel cordoned off area. While rescue staffs say that plane lost control with tower, real reason for incident is t kwn till time of writing article. Media reports said that Pakistan army has t yet given any details about incident. Videos posted by people from vill show black smoke rising from blazing flight creating ruckus and chaos. Rescue operation is going on. 

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In Picture: Rescue operation underway at site of accident (Picture from twitter)

Meanwhile, District commissioner Rawalpindi Ali Randhawa told media that incident occurred between 2:30 to 2:40 am when a small military plane which was on a training mission crashed in Rawalpindi. de and injured were shifted to various hospitals of Rawalpindi, where paramedics said most of victims were bly burnt.

AIR TRDY IN PAKISTAN

Pakistan has a poor air safety track record, with plane and helicopter crashes occurring frequently over years.

• In 2016, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane carrying 48 people, including famous pop singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed, his wife and Deputy Commissioner Chitral Osama Warraich, crashed and burst into flames in a hilly area near Abbottab after facing engine problems.
   
• In 2012, a Bhoja Airline plane, a Boeing 737 carrying 121 passengers and six crew members, crashed near Islamab just just before touchdown.
   
• worst aviation trdy on Pakistani soil came in July 2010 when an Airbus 321 passenger jet operated by private airline Airblue crashed into hills overlooking Islamab. flight was coming from Karachi. All 152 people on board were killed in accident, which occurred amid heavy rain and poor visibility.
   
• Ar dely civilian plane crash involving a Pakistani jet occurred in 1992 when a PIA Airbus A300 crashed into a cloud-covered hillside on its approach to Nepalese capital Kathmandu, killing 167 people.

(with PTI inputs)

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