Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane with 98 onboard crashes in Karachi

A Pakistani plane with nearly 100 people on board crashed into a residential area in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, killing several people on the ground.

Passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines carrying more than 100 passengers and crew has crashed near the southern port city of Karachi. (Photo | AP) 

Fire brigade staff try to put out fire caused by plane crash in Karachi. (Photo | AP)

Fire brigade staff try to put out fire caused by plane crash in Karachi. (Photo | AP)

Volunteers cover the dead body of a plane crash victim at the site of the crash. (Photo | AP)

Rescue work is in progress at the site of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)

Residents of an area hit by a plane crash wait for medical help in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)

Volunteers carry the dead body of plane crash victim in Karachi, Pakistan. (Photo | AP)

Volunteers carry an injured person at the site of a plane crash in Karachi. (Photo | AP)