WORLD SQUASH NEWS
Pakistan Squash Mourns President After Plane Crash
The world of squash is mourning the death of Pakistan Squash Federation (PSF)
President Mushaf Ali Mir, the Pakistan air force chief who has been killed in
a plane crash in a remote north-western region of the country.
The Air Chief Marshall was travelling on the military plane with his wife and
two daughters, as well as Air Vice Marshall Saleem Nawaz, who was Senior
Vice-President of the PSF. All were lost in this tragedy.
Jahangir Khan, the legendary Pakistani player who is now President of the
World Squash Federation (WSF), said: "Everyone connected with Pakistan and
World Squash is stunned by this terrible tragedy, which involved not only two
of our most prominent supporters but also Air Chief Marshall Mir's family.
"The Air Chief Marshall was President of the Pakistan Squash Federation and
much of the recent revival in Pakistani Squash was directly attributable to
his vision and that of the Senior Vice President Air Vice Marshall Nawaz.
Our heartfelt sympathy goes out to the friends and relatives of these two
wonderful and irreplaceable men."
It is understood that Air Marshall Syed Qaiser Hussain, who was the Pakistan
delegate to the last two AGMs, will take over both as acting air force chief
as well as President of the PSF.