As trauma sets in – images from day two

Dawn.com Published April 21, 2012
Paramilitary soldiers and members of the media gather near the wreckage of a Boeing 737 airliner that crashed in Islamabad. -Photo by Reuters
Paramilitary soldiers and members of the media gather near the wreckage of a Boeing 737 airliner that crashed in Islamabad. -Photo by Reuters
Women hold hands as they mourn while waiting for the coffin of a victim of the Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident, outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Women hold hands as they mourn while waiting for the coffin of a victim of the Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident, outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Family members of a man who lost his life in Friday's crash of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 passenger plane gather around his coffin outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AP
Family members of a man who lost his life in Friday's crash of a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 passenger plane gather around his coffin outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AP
A volunteer posts notices identifying bodies of the victims of the Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident, outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A volunteer posts notices identifying bodies of the victims of the Bhoja Air Boeing 737 accident, outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A photo-journalist stands on the wreckage in Hussainabad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A photo-journalist stands on the wreckage in Hussainabad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A passenger plane flies over the site in Hussainabad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A passenger plane flies over the site in Hussainabad after a Bhoja Air Boeing 737 plane crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Coffins containing the remains of those killed on board Bhoja Air Flight 213, which crashed April 20 while on final approach, are seen outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Coffins containing the remains of those killed on board Bhoja Air Flight 213, which crashed April 20 while on final approach, are seen outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Coffins containing the remains of those killed on board Bhoja Air Flight 213, which crashed April 20 while on final approach, are seen outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Coffins containing the remains of those killed on board Bhoja Air Flight 213, which crashed April 20 while on final approach, are seen outside a hospital in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
A relative of a victim of the Bhoja Air airliner crash mourns at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. -Photo by Reuters
A relative of a victim of the Bhoja Air airliner crash mourns at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. -Photo by Reuters
A relative of a victim of the Bhoja Air airliner crash mourns at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. -Photo by Reuters
A relative of a victim of the Bhoja Air airliner crash mourns at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. -Photo by Reuters

With over a day gone since the Bhoja Air plane crash near Islamabad, rescue officials were still clearing debris, hospitals were handing over remains to the victims’ loved ones and burials, amidst heart-breaking scenes, were taking place in the capital and other parts of the country. – Photos by AFP, AP and Reuters

Read more

On DawnNews
Dawn News English

Dear visitor, the comments section is undergoing an overhaul and will return soon.

Latest Stories

dawn images site

Most Popular

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Must Read

Opinion

Editorial

Border clashes
19 May, 2024

Border clashes

THE Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has witnessed another series of flare-ups, this time in the Kurram tribal district...
Penalising the dutiful
19 May, 2024

Penalising the dutiful

DOES the government feel no remorse in burdening honest citizens with the cost of its own ineptitude? With the ...
Students in Kyrgyzstan
Updated 19 May, 2024

Students in Kyrgyzstan

The govt ought to take a direct approach comprising convincing communication with the students and Kyrgyz authorities.
Ominous demands
Updated 18 May, 2024

Ominous demands

The federal government needs to boost its revenues to reduce future borrowing and pay back its existing debt.
Property leaks
18 May, 2024

Property leaks

THE leaked Dubai property data reported on by media organisations around the world earlier this week seems to have...
Heat warnings
18 May, 2024

Heat warnings

STARTING next week, the country must brace for brutal heatwaves. The NDMA warns of severe conditions with...