MANSEHRA: The wife and daughter of a former deputy director of Mansehra Development Authority died and four other members of his family, including he himself, suffered critical injuries when their vehicle overturned on motorway near Buran here on Saturday night.

The family of Mazhar Shah, an ex-employee of MDA, was on way to airport in Islamabad to depart for Saudi Arabia to offer Umra. His deceased daughter was student of MBBS final year.

Mr Shah, his another daughter, also a student of MBBS final year, a son and two other family members sustained critical injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital.

The funeral prayers of the deceased were offered in Ghazikot township where people from various walks of life showed up in a large numbers.

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2019