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BBC reports: 'A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane has crashed in central Pakistan, killing all 45 people on board, officials say. The Fokker aircraft crashed soon after taking off from the city of Multan and burst into flames.
Rescue teams are still struggling to control the blaze. Eyewitnesses say that they have seen a number of bodies which have been badly burnt.
Police have cordoned off the area and are keeping people away from the scene.
The twin-engined aircraft was carrying 41 passengers and four crew members when it went down.
"All passengers and crew are dead in the air crash," district co-ordination officer Iftikhar Babar told Pakistan's private Geo TV channel.
"Fire erupted after the crash and all bodies were charred beyond recognition."
'Huge explosion'
Flight PK 688 was heading for Lahore and then Islamabad, reports say. It appeared to hit an electric power line while crashing in a field.
"The plane lost contact with the control tower about two minutes after take-off. We don't know what happened to it," PIA engineer Mansoor A Rahi told the Associated Press news agency.
Eyewitnesses said it burst into flames.
"There was a huge explosion after the plane hit the ground, one eyewitness, Mohammed Nadeem, told AP.
"The plane began to come down abruptly," another eyewitness, Arshad Gujjar, said.
"Then there were flames and dust."'
This week looks to be a bad one for the aviation world. First an A310 now a F27.
RIP to all.
Rich
Rescue teams are still struggling to control the blaze. Eyewitnesses say that they have seen a number of bodies which have been badly burnt.
Police have cordoned off the area and are keeping people away from the scene.
The twin-engined aircraft was carrying 41 passengers and four crew members when it went down.
"All passengers and crew are dead in the air crash," district co-ordination officer Iftikhar Babar told Pakistan's private Geo TV channel.
"Fire erupted after the crash and all bodies were charred beyond recognition."
'Huge explosion'
Flight PK 688 was heading for Lahore and then Islamabad, reports say. It appeared to hit an electric power line while crashing in a field.
"The plane lost contact with the control tower about two minutes after take-off. We don't know what happened to it," PIA engineer Mansoor A Rahi told the Associated Press news agency.
Eyewitnesses said it burst into flames.
"There was a huge explosion after the plane hit the ground, one eyewitness, Mohammed Nadeem, told AP.
"The plane began to come down abruptly," another eyewitness, Arshad Gujjar, said.
"Then there were flames and dust."'
This week looks to be a bad one for the aviation world. First an A310 now a F27.
RIP to all.
Rich
. RIP to the victims.
Wonder if we are gona have the dreaded third one 
I just hope it's gonna break that tragic rule...
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