Flight manager’s mother was on plane

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KARACHI, April 20: Flight manager Ammad Laiq, 32, who was onboard the ill-fated Bhoja Air flight along with his mother, had joined the airline two months ago, his family said.

His cousin Mansur Moattar said that Laiq, who left his job in another private airline to join Bhoja Air, was the only brother of three sisters.

His mother Tahira Laiq was going to see her younger daughter who lives in Islamabad.—Staff Reporter

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