Islamabad: Pakistan is mourning the death of seven people including two foreign envoys and wives of two other diplomats in Friday’s tragic Naltar incident of Mi-17 helicopter crash.
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On Friday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced a day of mourning on Saturday and deputed three federal ministers, Ahsan Iqbal, Ghulam Dastagir Khan to take the bodies of foreign dignitaries to their respective countries.
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The bodies will be given a guard of honor before the formal sendoff today.
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