ISLAMABAD: A special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force landed at Shahbaz Airbase in Jacobabad, bringing home the bodies of 28 Pakistani pilgrims and 16 injured survivors from a tragic bus accident in Yazd, Iran.
The bodies were to be transported to their hometowns via ambulances, while the injured were taken to Chandka Hospital in Larkana for further medical care, according to hospital sources.
The accident, which claimed the lives of 28 Pakistani pilgrims, occurred in Iran’s central province of Yazd when their bus, en route to Iraq for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, overturned due to a suspected brake failure. The crash also injured 23 others, 14 of whom were in critical condition. The pilgrims were traveling from Sindh province to the holy city of Karbala. Pakistani authorities dispatched an aircraft to Tehran to repatriate the deceased and assist the injured.
Dr. Niaz Daher, Medical Superintendent of Chandka Hospital, confirmed that the hospital was fully prepared to care for the injured. After completing the necessary paperwork, the bodies would be handed over to their families.
The families of the deceased expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, the Sindh Government, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their efforts in bringing back their loved ones. They also appreciated the effective arrangements made by Rescue 1122.
Earlier, funeral prayers for the deceased were held at Shahbaz Airbase, attended by the Base Commander, SSP, Deputy Commissioner Zahoor Mari, Provincial Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, and the victims’ families. After the prayers and completion of hospital formalities, the bodies would be transported in a convoy of ambulances to their respective hometowns.
