The aircraft of private airliner JS Air had taken off from Karachi airport for an oil field at Bhit Shah when it crashed a few minutes later.
The plane was chartered by a private Italian company to carry its employees working at the oil field, Aaj TV reported.
Image: Pakistani officials and soldiers examine the site of a plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan on Nov 5, 2010.
Text: IANS
Images: AP