国际英语新闻：Pakistani passenger plane crashes, killing 152

"We regret the loss of lives and are investigating the exact circumstances of this tragedy. This will be presented as soon as possible," said the Airblue statement on its website.

Chief of Pakistan's International Airlines, Ijaz Haroon, said that preliminary investigation suggests that the pilot error may have caused the crash.

Most of the people killed in the plane crash are local Pakistanis. There are two Americans and one Somalian reportedly killed in the crash too. The death of the two Americans has been confirmed by the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. However, the embassy failed to give further details about the two killed.

A Pakistani man mourn his relatives after his death in a plane crash on the outskirts of Islamabad.

The Civil Aviation Authority has ordered an investigation into the crash. A five-member inquiry board has been set up and is headed by Abdul Majid Khawaja, the Chairman of Aviation Safety Investigation Board, Air Commodore.

Aviation officials at the Karachi airport said that the plane was declared fit for flight.

Information Minister Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira said that black box has been found which he said will help to determine real cause of the crash. He said the nation will be informed about the cause of the crash.

However, experts say that the black box will be sent to the United States for decoding and it will take at least two to three months before the report can come out.