Martyred Lt Hamza Yousaf laid to rest with full military honours in Karachi

KARACHI (92 News) – Funeral prayers were offered for Lieutenant Hamza Yousaf who was martyred in the plane crash tragedy on Monday. A large number of people, including military and civil officers, attended his funeral. He was laid to rest in Army Graveyard. Hamza Yousaf was visiting his family first time after the passing out parade. Meanwhile, 87 bodies have been identified and of them, 86 have been handed over to their relatives. On the other hand, the French team that visited Pakistan for investigation into the crash left for their homeland. It inspected the runway, air traffic room and other places several times. The team inspected the houses damaged by the crash and collected key evidence, videos and took pictures. The evidence included flight data record, cockpit voice record and other luggage. Two Pakistani experts also accompanied the foreign team. Meanwhile, a six-member team of the Sindh Building Control Authority also inspected the damaged houses. SBCA Director Ali Mehdi said that the rescue team had not yet completed lifted the debris. The operation will be resumed tomorrow to lift the debris.