ABBOTTABAD Father of the Pakistan Air Force, Former Air Chief Air MarshalAsghar Khan has been laid to rest with state honor in Abbottabad today.
The funeral prayer of ex-air chief was offered at Noor Jahan Airbase whichwas also attended by PM Abbasi, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff CommitteeGeneral Zubair Mahmood Hayat, in-service and retired Pakistan Air Force(PAF) officers and several federal ministers.——————————
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96-year-old former Air Chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan passed away atCombined Military Hospital (CMH) in Rawalpindi after a long illness onFriday morning.——————————
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Asghar Khan, a retired Air Marshal, was a veteran politician, aviationhistorian and first native commander in chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF).
On his demise, several political leaders expressed grief and prayed for hisdeparted soul.
Paying tribute to his services for the country, the Prime Minister ShahidKhaqan Ababsi prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and grant ofcourage to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss withfortitude.