Condolences to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari 2010-07-28 14:00:00 Dmitry Medvedev sent his condolences to President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari following a plane crash near Islamabad. The telegram reads, in part: “I was profoundly saddened to learn of the plane crash near Islamabad that has taken many lives. I ask you to pass on my sincere condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones.” The plane operated by a Pakistani airline and carrying 152 passengers crashed into the hills as it came in to land in bad weather conditions on the morning of July 28, 2010.