Interior minister meets crashed plane pilot's father

LAHORE: The government has assured the family of late PIA pilot Sajjad Gul of a transparent inquiry into the palne crash tragedy.

Interior Minister Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Tuesday met the father of the deceased PIA official and said that a transparent investigation will be conducted into Karachi plane crash as per the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The minister made these remarks during his visit to the residence of the pilot in Lahore where he condoled with the bereaved family and offered fateha for the departed soul.

“The country lost national assets in the form of precious lives in the plane crash," Ijaz Shah said, adding, “the death of Captain Sajjad Gul is a major loss not only to the PIA but the entire country also.”