Former CJCSC Gen Wynne laid to rest in Lahore

LAHORE: Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Khalid Shamim Wynne was laid to rest in Lahore on Monday. 

Wynne, the 14th JCSC chairman, died in a road accident on Saturday while travelling to Lahore via the motorway, according to Inter-Services Public Relations.

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, former president Asif Ali Zardari and former army chief Gen (retd) Raheel Sharif attended the funeral prayers. 

Sharif, who is presently based in Riyadh as the head of the Saudi-led Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, is in Lahore for a private visit.  

Car crash claims life of former CJCSC General (retd) Khalid Shameem Wynne

Traffic accident on Saturday claimed life of General (retd) Wynne and one other leaving his son critically injured.

Gen (retd) Wynne retired on October 7, 2013.

According to reports, Wynne's SUV overturned near the Chakri interchange on the way from Rawalpindi to Lahore.

Wynne was injured in the accident and succumbed to his injuries. A friend accompanying the former general also died on the spot while Wynne's son, who was critically injured, was evacuated to a hospital where he is under treatment.