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Islamabad, May 21, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Embassy of Pakistan, Cairo, arranged Fateha Khawani (condolence service) at the ‘Shuhda-e-Pakistan Graveyard’ in remembrance of the victims of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) inaugural flight 705 to Cairo which crashed on 20 May 1965 with 125 passengers on board including the crew, says a press release received here today from Cairo.
In a solemn ceremony, floral wreaths were laid at the memorial of Shuhda-e-Pakistan on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan International School Cairo (PISC) and the Pakistani community based in Egypt.
Addressing a large number of Pakistani community and members of the Pakistani diplomatic corps, Ambassador of Pakistan to Cairo Manzoor ul Haq said that though the Pakistani Shuhda were buried thousands of miles away from their homeland, yet they were not forgotten by their own people. “We will always remember them and pray for them”, the envoy said.
The ill-fated inaugural flight 705 of PIA hosted 125 passengers out of which only 6 survived. The passengers were mainly journalists, tour operators, crew and officials of the Pakistan International Airlines. The deceased passengers were buried in a graveyard in old Cairo near Al Imam Al Shafi mosque.
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