Deaths in Pak plane crash: PM shocked
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her deep shock and sorrow over the tragic air disaster in a village near Islamabad in Pakistan on Friday evening.
“On behalf of the government and the people of Bangladesh and on my own behalf, I would like to convey our deepest sympathies and condolences to you, and to the government and the people of Pakistan for the sad loss of so many precious lives,” she said in a message to her Pakistan counterpart, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani.
Hasina also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed souls and extended her heartfelt sympathy to the members of the bereaved families. She hoped that the bereaved families would be able to bear the loss of their loved ones with courage and fortitude.
A Boeing 737-200 plane of private Bhoja Airlines with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather in farmland near Islamabad when the pilot was preparing to land at around 6.30pm local time on April 20.
All the people, including 118 passengers and nine crew members, died on the spot.
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