LAHORE: Several civil and military dignitaries including Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday attended the state funeral of former chief of air staff Air Marshal Asghar Khan at the Nur Khan Air Base.
The country’s first Muslim and the youngest commander of the Pakistan Air Force Air Marshal (r) Asghar Khan breathed his last Friday morning after a protracted illness. He was 97.
He will be laid to rest in his native village Nawanshehr, Abbottabad.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, and other top civilian and military officials also attended the funeral.
His body was transported to a PAF helicopter to be taken to Abbottabad following his funeral in Rawalpindi.
Prime Minister Abbasi had approved a state funeral for Asghar Khan, in recognition of his patriotic services and contribution to the Pakistan Air Force.
