Pakistan

Pakistan declares national day of mourning

The country remembers the 152 victims of Wednesday’s plane crash.
11.34am, 29 Jul 2010
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A DAY OF mourning has been declared in Pakistan following Wednesday’s fatal plane crash in the Margalla Hills, near the capital of Islamabad.

The Federal Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, declared the one day of mourning for the victims of the crash.

There were no survivors after the Airbus A321, which was carrying 152 people, crashed during stormy weather.

Pakistan declares national day of mourning
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    People mourn deaths of their family members outside a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

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    Pakistani women mourn the death of their family member, at Karachi airport. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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    A Pakistani mourns the death of his family member, at Karachi airport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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    Pakistani Abdul Ghani Khan shows the pictures of his five family members, who were reportedly killed in a plane crash, at his home in Karachi. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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    People mourn the deaths of their family members, reportedly killed in a plane crash, outside a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

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    A man escorts an unidentified woman at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

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    People carry the body of a passenger at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

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    People carry the body of a passenger at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)

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    People carry the casket of a victim of plane crash, upon the arrival at Karachi airport. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

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    Grieving family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center to give blood for DNA testing. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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    Pakistani family members of passenger killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait for dead bodies outside a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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    Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash look for their names on a list at a community center in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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    A Family member of gives blood for DNA matching of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash, at a community centre in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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    Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community centre to give blood to be used for DNA testing to identify their relatives. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • People mourn deaths of their family members outside a local hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)
  • Pakistani women mourn the death of their family member, at Karachi airport. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
  • A Pakistani mourns the death of his family member, at Karachi airport in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
  • Pakistani Abdul Ghani Khan shows the pictures of his five family members, who were reportedly killed in a plane crash, at his home in Karachi. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
  • People mourn the deaths of their family members, reportedly killed in a plane crash, outside a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
  • A man escorts an unidentified woman at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
  • People carry the body of a passenger at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
  • People carry the body of a passenger at a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)
  • People carry the casket of a victim of plane crash, upon the arrival at Karachi airport. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
  • Grieving family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community center to give blood for DNA testing. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Pakistani family members of passenger killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait for dead bodies outside a local hospital in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash look for their names on a list at a community center in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • A Family member of gives blood for DNA matching of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash, at a community centre in Islamabad. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)
  • Family members of passengers killed in Wednesday's plane crash wait at a community centre to give blood to be used for DNA testing to identify their relatives. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)

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