Paraglider falls to death in Chitral

CHITRAL: A paraglider hailing from Lahore died after his glider fell into Dolomos area due to gusty winds, authorities said on Wednesday.

Local police said paraglider Khawaja Shiraz Nasir, 35, was flying from Moghlasht to Charira in his glider when it fell from high altitude due to stormy winds.

Nasir's backbone was fractured due to the impact and was rushed to DHQ hospital but he died on the way.

Khawaja Shiraz Nasir was the son of Major (Retd) Shahid Nasir and television actor Sumbul Shahid, and a nephew of popular TV artist Bushra Ansari.

A close friend of Nasir said the deceased was associated with paragliding since ten years and was the founder and chief executive of Adventure Travel Pakistan, a Lahore-based tour operating company specialising in mountaineering expeditions.

The deceased used to bring scores of tourists to Chitral and other northern areas in Pakistan for adventurous activities. His body was later sent to Lahore through an ambulance.

Hindu Kush Paragliding Association expressed heartfelt grief and sorrow over the death of Nasir and prayed for eternal peace to his soul.