ISLAMABAD: At least 58 of 152 killed in the plane crash in Islamabad have been identified thus far and handed over to the bereaved families,
The bodies brought to the PIMS Hospital, were mostly in parts and pieces, garnered from the crash site.
Those identified are Maulana Nawabul Hasan of Attaock, Ghulam Rasool, Prem Chand, Airhostess Naheed Bhatti, Sumaira Munawwar, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mona, Amir and Afshan.
The bodies of Piyar Ali, Sapna Munawwar, Munawwar, Maulana Nawabul Hasan and Abdur Raheem have been given in the custody of the relative family members.
The PIMS Hospital officials said a team of 50 doctors has been constituted to identify the bodies.
Meantime, according to Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik, the body parts beyond recognition are being DNA tested today.
Chief Commissioner Islamabad said the DNA test process would take a week to complete; afterwards, the bodies would be handed to the grief-struck families.
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