At least 40 dead bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in the southern city of Karachi on Friday, according to rescue officials, with dozens more feared killed. "We have recovered 40 plus bodies so far," Major Mohammad Mansoor from the Pakistan Rangers, who was overseeing the rescue operation, told AFP. Faisal Edhi, who heads the charitable Edhi foundation that was assisting rescuers, gave a slightly higher figure saying at least 42 dead bodies had been recovered from the area. "As per our estimates there are around 50 more dead bodies under the debris," he said in a live television broadcast. ak-zz-ds/ecl/rbu