A CIVILIAN plane has crashed in bad weather near the capital Islamabad in northern Pakistan.

The aircraft was a Boeing 737 belonging to the Pakistani airline Bhoja Air,

GEO News reported that 127 passengers were onboard the aircraft at the time of the crash.

The plane had flown from Karachi, and was due to land in Islamabad at 6:40pm local time.

Rescue teams were en route to the crash site, located near the Pakistan Air Force base Chaklala.

Read more about the Bhoja Air plane crash at The Express Tribune.

Originally published as Plane crashes, reportedly carrying 127