Pop star Junaid Jamshed was in the plane that crashed in Pakistan

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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Pakistani authorities have announced that a passenger plane of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) crashed in the north.

Until now, 36 bodies were recovered. 500 militaries are participating in the rescuing operation. Authorities do not believe there are any survivors.

Taj Muhammad Khan government official declared for Reuters: ‘The bodies are burned beyond recognition. The remains are scattered everywhere.’

Khan added that, according to eyewitnesses, the plane was on fire before it hit the mountain.

An alleged list of passengers has already appeared on Twitter. The airplane would have carried 31 men, 9 women and 2 children, plus crew of 5 people.

Among the names on the list appears Junaid Jamshed. His friends confirmed that the star was indeed in the plane.

Junaid Jamshed, one of the most popular singers and TV presenters in Pakistan, was traveling with his family.

The army began searches and several helicopters were sent to the area.

The crew of the crashed aircraft lost contact with the control tower around 16.30 local time (13.30 GMT).

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane effectuated a Chitral-Islamabad route and disappeared from the radars on Wednesday, informs the Pakistani newspaper DawnNews.

The plane disappeared lost contact with the command center shortly after taking off from an airport from the Chitral region in northern Pakistan, wrote Reuters, citing local stations.

‘A PIA plane carrying 37 people disappeared plus the crew members. Lega Shitrit (north) from the capital Islamabad’, reported Pakistan International Airlines (PIA spokesman Danyal Gilani).

The last major air accident in Pakistan occurred in 2015 when a military helicopter crashed in a remote area in north. Eight people were killed, including three ambassadors.