Young pilot Haris Suleman buried in US

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AFP
Young pilot Haris Suleman buried in US
INDIANA: Young American-Pakistan pilot Haris Suleman was buried here on Thursday after funeral prayer.

According to reports, a large number of people attended the funeral including Pakistani counsel general in Chicago.

Haris Suleman was killed when his single engine plane crashed in the sea on his way from Hawaii to California. He flight was attempting world record of traveling around the world to raise funds for the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan.

Pakistani counsel general in his remarks said that Suleman was a martyr as he lost his life for a mission. He said that the young pilot collected 1 million dollars during his mission.