Air Blue Airbus 321 flight 202 crashes into Margalla Hills.

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Air Blue Airbus A321 flight 202 crashed into Margalla Hills at somewhere around 9:30 Am local time here in Pakistan...

There were 159 plus the cabin crew on board that flight. It is reported to have lost contact about 30 minutes before landing with the control tower.

Initial news showed that the likelihood of survival of any passengers is not very high although there were unconfirmed reports that 4-5 passengers have been pulled out alive out of the rubble.

On TV screens it seemed that there was hardly any recognizable part of the plain that was completely intact, but that owed to poor visibility due to rain and mist in the Amrgalla area as well.

The ill fated flight was bound to Islamabad's Benazir International Airport coming from Karachi.

UPADTE: There were 147 people on board not 159. 159 passengers were supposed to travel but 12 lucky travellers could not make it to the flight.

Chronology of Current Events

9th March: Musharraf suspends Iftikhar Chaudhry ( Chief Justice) for "abuse of power". Lawyers start their protest which will go on for a couple of months to come.
April: Protests grow larger and violent with quite a few clashes with police.
12 May: Iftikhar Chaudhry arrives in Karachi for his pre-announced/ pre-planned visit which sparks clashes between rival political parties. 34 people die and images a broadcasted live on TV.
11 July: Stand off at Red Mosque picks up pace while the Chief Justice predicament is being played out. eventually on this date 102 people die when army decides to take action against alleged militants in the mosque. Opposition/Judiciary blames the government for trying to play 'kill bill' and taking the focus away from the Chief Justice issue.
July-Aug: Sharp rise in suicide attacks by pro-Taliban militants, the reasons are liked with the Red Mosque debacle.
20 July: Supreme Court reinstates chief justice in a historic decision.
9 Aug: Musharraf rejects emergency rule after a call from Condoleeza Rice, even though the media reports that it was imminent and decided by Musharraf in a meeting.
23 Aug: Supreme Court says exiled ex-PM Nawaz Sharif can return and dismisses the evidence provided by attorney General as a legal agreement since it was only signed by Nawaz and not by any 2nd party.