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

Pakistan

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

Who bears the cost?

Who bears the cost?

Umair Javed
This small window of low inflation should compel a rethink of how the authorities and employers understand the average household’s

Editorial

Internet restrictions
Updated 23 Dec, 2024

Internet restrictions

Notion that Pakistan enjoys unprecedented freedom of expression difficult to reconcile with the reality of restrictions.
Bangladesh reset
23 Dec, 2024

Bangladesh reset

THE vibes were positive during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent meeting with Bangladesh interim leader Dr...
Leaving home
23 Dec, 2024

Leaving home

FROM asylum seekers to economic migrants, the continuing exodus from Pakistan shows mass disillusionment with the...
Military convictions
Updated 22 Dec, 2024

Military convictions

Pakistan’s democracy, still finding its feet, cannot afford such compromises on core democratic values.
Need for talks
22 Dec, 2024

Need for talks

FOR a long time now, the country has been in the grip of relentless political uncertainty, featuring the...
Vulnerable vaccinators
22 Dec, 2024

Vulnerable vaccinators

THE campaign to eradicate polio from Pakistan cannot succeed unless the safety of vaccinators and security personnel...