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PAF officer, wife die in road accident
From the Newspaper
Yesterday
By Our Correspondent
MANSEHRA, Nov 19: A PAF air commodore and his wife were killed and their son sustained critical injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a deep ravine at tourist resort of Shograin in Kaghan valley on Friday, it was learnt.
The family of Air Commodore Nisar Ali, who was posted at Islamabad, was on a trip of Kaghan valley to celebrate his promotion.
While on way back to Balakot from Shogran Nisar Ali, who was driving the vehicle, could not control the steering while negotiating a steep turn and the car plunged into a deep ravine. Mr Nisar died instantly and his wife and son were rushed to King Abdullah Teaching hospital and later to Ayub Medical Complex hospital in Abbottabad in critical condition.
Hospital sources said the wife of Air-Commodore Nisar Ali, Rafia Yasmin, succumbed to injuries at the hospital and the condition of the injured son Talah Nisar, 18, was stated to be serious.
Sources said Nisar Ali had returned recently from China after being trained as engineer in the fighter jet Thunder F-17 and was promoted to the rank of the air commander and posted in Islamabad from Karachi, the native city of the late officer.
From the Newspaper
Yesterday
By Our Correspondent
MANSEHRA, Nov 19: A PAF air commodore and his wife were killed and their son sustained critical injuries when the vehicle they were travelling in plunged into a deep ravine at tourist resort of Shograin in Kaghan valley on Friday, it was learnt.
The family of Air Commodore Nisar Ali, who was posted at Islamabad, was on a trip of Kaghan valley to celebrate his promotion.
While on way back to Balakot from Shogran Nisar Ali, who was driving the vehicle, could not control the steering while negotiating a steep turn and the car plunged into a deep ravine. Mr Nisar died instantly and his wife and son were rushed to King Abdullah Teaching hospital and later to Ayub Medical Complex hospital in Abbottabad in critical condition.
Hospital sources said the wife of Air-Commodore Nisar Ali, Rafia Yasmin, succumbed to injuries at the hospital and the condition of the injured son Talah Nisar, 18, was stated to be serious.
Sources said Nisar Ali had returned recently from China after being trained as engineer in the fighter jet Thunder F-17 and was promoted to the rank of the air commander and posted in Islamabad from Karachi, the native city of the late officer.