Thousands of Pakistanis bury singer killed in plane crash

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People carry the coffin of Junaid Jamshed, a popular pop singer turned Islamic preacher, during his funeral in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Thousands of people attended the funeral prayers for Jashmed, who died in a Dec. 7, plane crash. He was among 47 people who were killed on when a Pakistan International Airlines plane went down while traveling from Chitral to Islamabad. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

KARACHI, Pakistan – Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a popular Pakistani pop-singer-turned-Islamic-preacher who died in a plane crash last week along with his wife and 45 other passengers and crew members.

Junaid Jamshed was killed when a plane belonging to Pakistan’s national carrier went down after developing engine failure during a flight from the mountain resort town of Chitral to the capital, Islamabad.

Jamshed’s wife was buried earlier in the day in the city of Lahore.

About 15,000 attended Jamshed’s funeral on Thursday in the port city of Karachi His body was flown in by the Pakistan Air Force.

So far, officials have handed over remains of nearly three dozen of the victims to their families. The government says DNA tests to identify other victims will be completed this week.

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