BALAKOT: Deputy Chief of Jamaat-i-Islaami Karachi Ameer Nasrullah Shaji drowned in River Kunhar on Monday in an attempt to save a child from drowning near Balakot, DawnNews reported.
The incident occurred when a 10th grade student Sufyan, who was snapping pictures, slipped and fell in the river.
According to the police, Nasrullah witnessed the accident and jumped in the river to save the child, but drowned as well.
Volunteers recovered the body of the drowned child, but efforts are still underway to retrieve the body of Nasrullah.
Nasrullah, the principal of a private school in Karachi, had brought the students to Balakot on a study tour.
The JI vice president is regarded as an eminent personality in Karachi and has also been elected as a member of the Sindh Assembly on a party ticket.
Yea some kid in my family in karachi posted on FB that his principal drowned and later i found out that it was this guy. Its sad but very selfless and daring effort in the end losing his life. May he get the best reward for this.
i heard this sad news in the morning on Dunya News. he was a man of courage, sacrifice and integrity who loved his children and taught them well. May Allah bless his soul and enter him in Paradise. aameen
aise log roz roz nahiiN paidaa hote...un par sabhii ko naaz karnaa chaahiye. i'm still very sad and hope somehow they will find him alive. yeh merii Allah se du'aa hai...aameen :(