Death in The Air Crash
On February 20, 2003, the Pakistani Air Chief died along with his wife, Bilquis Mir, and all 15 other officers on board, when their Fokker F-27 crashed during a routine flight to PAF Base Kohat. The casualties included other high ranking officials of the Air Force including two Principal Staff Officers – Air Vice Marshal Abdul Razzaq, DCAS (Training) and Air Vice Marshal Saleem Nawaz, DCAS (Administration) – and the air crew.
The official cause of crash was determined to be pilot error amid bad weather conditions.
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