No Hopes for Survivors aboard Crashed Pakistan Plane
World | April 21, 2012, Saturday // 11:29| viewsPakistani relatives of a victim of a plane crash near Islamabad mourn at the airport in Karachi. Photo by Getty Images
The grisly search for remains at the scene of a commercial plane crash in Pakistan continued Saturday, with officials doubting anyone on board survived.
The plane, carrying 127 people, crashed Friday in Islamabad just before it was to land at a nearby airport, according to Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority, which cited poor weather as a possible factor.
At least 120 bodies have been recovered from the scene, Interior Minister A Rehman Malik said. No survivors have been found.
"In the morning we will start to search by helicopters," Malik said overnight, adding that officials could not bring in helicopters on Friday due to bad weather.
"I don't see any survivor here -- all 127 people seem to be dead," the interior minister said.
The Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 was en route from Karachi to Islamabad, where the weather was cloudy, officials said.
Malik said family members in Karachi are being flown in to help identify the victims.
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