The head of Aga Khan National Council for Afghanistan has reportedly died as a result of a car crash in the northern Badakhshan province, local sources confirmed.
According to reports from the northern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, the head of Aga Khan National Council for Afghanistan and two of his colleagues have disappeared as their car fell into the Amu River in Ghazdara area of Miamai district of Badakhshan on Thursday afternoon.
Amir Baig, the head of Aga Khan National Council for Afghanistan, Dawlat Sherdil, the head of Aga Khan’s National Council for Badakhshan and Noor Ahmad Ahmadi, another senior member have been killed as a result of a car accident at 5:00 PM on Thursday, a local source told Khaama Press.
“Out of the four people inside a Toyota LandCruiser SUV, only driver the driver has survived who is now in a local hospital.”, the source said.
Hundreds of people gathered on Friday both side of the Afghanistan and Tajikistan border to search for the dead bodies, the source added.
A day later, another source from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) speaking with Khaama Press on Saturday evening told that neither the bodies and nor the vehicle were found on the Afghan side and now a rescue team from Tajikistan is searching with boats across the Amu river.
The reason behind the incident has reportedly been the worse condition of roads in the area and also the lack of understandings of the driving challenges by the driver who was new for such roads.
The northern Badakhshan region is in lack of paved roads despite billions of foreign aid funds have been spent in Afghanistan for building the infrastructures, but due to the unbalanced distribution of funds across the country, Badakhshan has received much lesser than it needed.
My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. I remember Amir Baig very well. He was gentle and kind person
He was indeed a great person.
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raj’un. From Allah we are and unto Allah we return Aameen
Allahumma sli alal Muhammediw wa Aale Muhammed. Aameen
Rest in Eternal Peace Aameen
To the Families. Courage and Strength to continue. Aameen
May Allah rest his soul in eternal peace. Ameen.
Sad to hear this. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Amen. I knew him, soft spoken, gentle murid. I knew him from the days of Eglington JK in Toronto. Sincere condolences to the family.
Sad to hear this. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Amen. I knew him, soft spoken, gentle murid. I knew him from the days of Eglington JK in Toronto. Sincere condolences to the family.
Sooooo sad,Innalillah-e-wa innalillahi rajeun.
I just came from ismaili center Toronto HQ Jamat khana, May mowla rest his soul in eternal peace.
Aameen
Our sincerest condolences on this trajic death of president and the 2 senior members of our jamat. Amir mukhisaheb was a very well known leader in Canada and one of the most dedicated and humble seva dari of Hazar Imam.
Our prayers for your families for strength to bear their loss.
May Allah bless the souls of all three and grant them fanna fi Allah amen
My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased members of the Jamat. May Moula bless the souls rest in eternal peace and give Sabar to the entire family. AMEEN
This tragic news shocked all Ismailis around the world. We hope Mawla bless them and their families. We are from him and return to him one day, he knows well when to ask our soul return to its source.
Condolences to their families and all Jamati members.
Ina Lillahi Wa Inna Elahe Rajeoon!
As the news spread in Canada, we first thought it might not be true as Afghanistan’s office has not yet formally announced about their death. But, as we spoke with families and relatives in Eshkashim Badakhshan, unfortunately the news is true and they have been drowned in the Amu river as their car crashes to something at the side of the unpaved and difficult road.
May their soul rest in peace and hope Hazir Imam gives patience and sabre jamil to their family members.
Innalillah-e-wa innalillahi rajeun.
My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased members of the Jamat. May Moula bless the souls rest in eternal peace and give Strength to the entire family.
Aameen
The tragic death of head of Aga Khan National Council in Afghnistan is a great loss to the Ismaili community. May his soul rest in eternal peace. May the Almighty Allah grant courage and fortitude to the bereved family to cope with in this difficult time.
Aameen
Very sad .RIP
Our heartfelt condolences to the Baig family. Amir Baig will be greatly missed by all of us. May his soul rest in eternal peace. May Mawla bless his family and all of us with courage and strength to bear this loss….Aameen
May his and all other souls rest in peace. Will keep the departed soul and the family in our prayers. Also prayers for those who were involved in the accident.
Our heartfelt condolence’s to the family n Roohani rest in eternal peace Ameen !!!!
Our hearts are bleeding and we are in shock.
May mowla rest thier souls in eternal peace Aameen.
President sahib will be greatly missed by everyone that knows him. He was a very kind and humble person.
And also Noor Ahmad sir was a great person very humble and kind I remember him as my qaseeda teacher in Pakistan.
It’s a great loss.
We pray that May mowla grant strength to the family members of the deceased.
Lots of prayers and salawats from Toronto.
Due to corruption not unbalanced funding that is the reason no progress has been made and no infrastructures has been developed.
Many people in the community talk about the loss of 5 million US Dollars in cash in this incident. It is a big question that what were they doing with the cash and how could they have withdrawn such a big amount from FMFB. The HQ in Eglimond must seriously investigate this case. They might have taken away the money and might have his somewhere. If this is not correct, reply my comment with updated info about him.
What you mean 5 million was taken frm FMFB? Who did this and how it happened? What does it have to do with this case?
رییس صادق و خوب قونسل افغانستان فقط میراحمد جوینده بود. کسانیکه رفتند و ناپدید شدند بخاطر اعمال شان بود. باز هم خداوند ببخشد و مغفرت نماید.