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The accident aircraft was a Boeing 737-236, registration AP-BKC, msn 23167. The aircraft first flew on 13 December 1984 and served with British Airways and Comair.The aircraft was purchased from Shaheen Air, which also operates a fleet of similar aircraft.

The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled flight from Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, to Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Islamabad, which was the airline's inaugural flight on this route. There were six crew and 121 passengers (including 11 children) on board. The flight departed from Karachi at 17:00 PKT (12:00 UTC) and was due to land at Islamabad at 18:50 (13:50 UTC). At 18:40 PKT, the aircraft crashed 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) short of its destination, near the village of Hussain Abad. Eyewitnesses stated that the aircraft may have been struck by lightning prior to the crash, describing a "ball of fire." All 127 people on board were killed. Initial reports suggested that as the pilots attempted to land amidst rain and strong winds, the aircraft may have flown into an unexpected wind shear, which smashed it onto the ground below. The landing was attempted during heavy rain and a thunderstorm.

The airport was closed for three hours after the accident due to a lack of fire cover. The emergency crews based at the airport went to the crash site to assist in the firefighting operations there. Flights affected by the closure were diverted to Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore.Despite the fact that the crash occurred in a residential area, there were no casualties on the ground.

It was the second-deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan, behind the July 2010 crash of Airblue Flight 202 that killed all 152 on board, and is the fourth deadliest accident involving the Boeing 737-200 series.

All but one of the victims were Pakistani citizens. The only foreign victim was an American citizen.On board were 116 adults, six children and five infants.