More Than 120 People killed in the Plane Crash in Pakistan

A passenger aero plane crash near Islamabad in Pakistan on 20 April 2012, left more than 100 people dead. The tragic incident occurred while the airliner was attempting to land during a thunderstorm.

The Bhoja airliner had been flying from the southern seaport city of Karachi and burst into flames right before its landing in the Islamabad following a  3½-hour flight. The airline Boeing 737 was carrying 121 passengers, including 11 children, as well as six crew.

The crash occurred near the Chaklala airbase, a military site used by the country's air force, which is adjacent to the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad.

The worst aviation tragedy in Pkistan came in July 2010 when an Airbus 321 passenger jet operated by the private airline Airblue crashed into hills overlooking Islamabad while coming in to land after a flight from Karachi. The deadly incident ended up with the death of 152 people.

The 1992 civilian plane crash is considered to be the deadliest in the history of Pakistan as it claimed the life of 167 people.