PM grieved over shahadat of army officers in copter crash

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday expressed his deep grief and sorrow over shahadat of Corps Commander Quetta Lt. Gen. Sarfraz Ali and five other army officers and soldiers in an unfortunate helicopter accident in Lasbela.

The prime minister said the entire nation saluted Shaheed Lt. Gen Sarfraz Ali, DG Pakistan Coast Guard Major General Amjad Hanif, Commander Engineer 12 Corps Brigadier Muhammad Khalid, Pilot Major Saeed Ahmed, Co-Pilot Major M. Talha Manan and Crew Chief Naik Mudassar Fayyaz.

While expressing his condolence and sympathies with the bereaved families, the prime minister said these sons of the soil were the pride of nation who laid down their lives while saving the countrymen trapped in floods in Balochistan province.

He said the entire nation was grieving over the gloomy incident.

The prime minister said Lt. Gen. Sarfraz Ali and his companions were the living examples of serving the humanity and discharging their duties with devotion.

Shaheed Lt. Gen. Sarfraz Ali was the best professional, dutiful, an able officer and good human being, he added.

The prime minister prayed for the high ranks of the departed souls and for the families to bear the losses with equanimity.

According to a tweet of DG ISPR, the wreckage of unfortunate helicopter, with six army officers and soldiers on board, that went missing yesterday during flood relief operation was found in Musa Goth, Windar, Lasbela. Accident occurred due to bad weather as per initial investigations, he added.