Karachi relatives hold funerals for crash victims
- 12 years ago
Hundreds in Karachi pay respects to plane crash victims killed on Friday.
All 127 people aboard the Boeing 737 were killed when the Bhoja Air flight from Karachi crashed five miles from Islamabad airport.
Authorities say the crash was likely due to bad weather.
Relatives of the victims struggle to come to grips with the tragedy as more bodies are transported from the capital.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) MOHAMMAD ZOHAIB, WHOSE UNCLE DIED IN PLANE CRASH, SAYING:
"I have come here to receive the body of my uncle who had been more than a father to me. The way he supported us, no one can fill this void."
Pakistan's interior minister promised to lead a thorough investigation into the incident.
The airplane's black box was also recovered Friday in the wheat fields where the place came down.
Jessica Gray, Reuters
All 127 people aboard the Boeing 737 were killed when the Bhoja Air flight from Karachi crashed five miles from Islamabad airport.
Authorities say the crash was likely due to bad weather.
Relatives of the victims struggle to come to grips with the tragedy as more bodies are transported from the capital.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) MOHAMMAD ZOHAIB, WHOSE UNCLE DIED IN PLANE CRASH, SAYING:
"I have come here to receive the body of my uncle who had been more than a father to me. The way he supported us, no one can fill this void."
Pakistan's interior minister promised to lead a thorough investigation into the incident.
The airplane's black box was also recovered Friday in the wheat fields where the place came down.
Jessica Gray, Reuters