Air hostess' widower flies to Islamabad
He was job hunting in Dubai when he heard his 24-year-old wife had died
Al Ain: A tiny ray of hope vanished on Wednesday afternoon for Faraz Ahmad — whose wife was an air hostess on the ill-fated aircraft — when authorities announced that all 152 people on board, including six crew members, had been killed.
Ahmad, who was in Dubai on a visit, and his cousin Mohammad Ali, a Dubai resident, were praying and hoping that Jawaria Faraz, was among the handful of people initially thought to have been rescued with critical injuries from the wreckage of the plane.
Standing at Dubai airport to catch the first available flight to Islamabad, Ahmad was praying for a miracle. However, his hopes were dashed as a few hours later it was announced that nobody had survived the crash.
Speechless with grief Ahmad took a flight to Islamabad at 4.30pm.
Ali said 24-year-old Jawaria and Ahmad had married several years ago. They have a daughter back in their hometown of Karachi,
"Ahmad had not met with Jawaria for the last couple of weeks since he was here on a visit," he said.
Ahmad had recently resigned from a private Pakistani television channel. He was working as the director of entertainment.
"He was on a job hunt in Dubai unaware of what fate had in store for him," he said.
Ali said Jawaria was a lively person and the couple were enjoying their life.
"I am shocked and unable to believe what has happened," he said.
