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Plane crash: 58 bodies handed to bereaved families ISLAMABAD: At least 58 of 152 killed in the plane crash in Islamabad have been identified thus far and handed over to the bereaved families, Geo News reported Thursday. The bodies brought to the PIMS Hospital, were mostly in parts and pieces, garnered from the crash site. Those identified are Maulana Nawabul Hasan of Attaock, Ghulam Rasool, Prem Chand, Airhostess Naheed Bhatti, Sumaira Munawwar, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mona, Amir, Afshan and Mehlee Domki. The bodies of Piyar Ali, Sapna Munawwar, Munawwar, Maulana Nawabul Hasan and Abdur Raheem have been given in the custody of the relative family members. The PIMS Hospital officials said a team of 50 doctors has been constituted to identify the bodies. Meantime, according to Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik, the body parts beyond recognition are being DNA tested today. Chief Commissioner Islamabad said the DNA test process would take a week to complete; afterwards, the b...

Awaz Apni ISLAMABAD: Investigators spent a third day searching Friday for the black box of a Pakistani jet that crashed into Islamabad's hills, killing all 152 people on board, officials said. The search for human remains has been called off and most bodies handed over to families for burial, police said. The Airblue passenger jet crashed in a ball of fire in the forested Margalla Hills overlooking the Pakistani capital in heavy rain and poor visibility on Wednesday, while trying to land after flying from Karachi. "We have recovered remains of all the dead bodies. Now our focus is on the investigation and we are searching for any clue which can help us," senior Islamabad police official Bani Amin told media. Monsoon rains hampered the search for two days, but aviation experts and other investigators resumed work after the weather cleared on Friday. Investigators are focusing on the black box as the flight data recorder will provide valuable clues as to why the ...

Reported by Maryum Razzaq