RAWALPINDI: A Bhoja Airline flight # B4213 has reportedly crashed near Chaklala airbase, Geo News reported.
According to sources, the a Boeing 737 with 127 passengers on board, which flew from Karachi was suppose to land in Islamabad at 6:40PM, but crashed just before touchdown.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed the reports of crash.
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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