Junaid Jamshed dies in PIA plane crash

ISLAMABAD: Junaid Jamshed, pop star-turn Islamic preacher, and his wife died on Wednesday in a plane crash near Abbottabad in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed all 47 people on board.

Jamshed was travelling to Islamabad on the ill-fated PIA plane from Chitral where he had gone on a preaching tour. 

The 52 year old famous preacher had Tweeted from the scenic valley of Chitral on December 4, praising the natural beauty of the area.