DNA samples from Habibah's siblings needed to identify remains
Bernama
Mei 10, 2015 09:34 MYT
Mei 10, 2015 09:34 MYT
Habibah (third from left) was among seven people killed in the helicopter crash at the Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltist, northern Pakistan. - File Photo
DNA samples from the siblings of the late Datin Habibah Mahmud who was killed in a helicopter crash in Pakistan on Friday, are needed to identify her remains, says a Malaysian diplomat.
Malaysian Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, Aiyub Omar said the Pakistan Foreign Ministry relayed this information to him, based on feedback from the hospital.
"This has been communicated to Wisma Putra (Malaysian Foreign Ministry) for further action," the diplomat based in Islamabad told Bernama today.
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Aiyub also said the deceased's daughter, Haziani Farhana, 26, arrived in Pakistan yesterday to assist in the identification and funeral arrangement.
Helicopter crash in Pakistan
Habibah, the wife of Malaysian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Datuk Dr Hasrul Sani Mujtabar, was among seven people killed in the helicopter crash at the Naltar Valley in Gilgit-Baltist, northern Pakistan.