July 27; On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the plane crash, PILDAT pays rich tribute to the 6 members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan who were martyred in the cause of public service and democracy.

July 28, 2012 marks the second anniversary of the ever-painful plane crash in which we lost our best and brightest 6 members of the Youth Parliament Pakistan. July 28, 2010 was the fateful day when six members of Youth Parliament Pakistan lost their lives alongside other passengers in an Airblue flight crash. The 6 members of Youth Parliament on board the flight were travelling from Karachi to join the Youth Parliament session in Islamabad, a PILDAT statement said.

The Youth Parliament Pakistan Secretariat & Steering Committee have published a Memorial Booklet on the anniversary that is dedicated to 6 trained and capable young leaders of Pakistan as well as the parents and families of these 6 martyred members of Youth Parliament Pakistan whose irreparable loss and void can never be expressed in words.

The 6 martyred Members of Youth Parliament Pakistan included Mr. Hassan Javed Khan (YP39-SINDH02; Blue Party) Youth Prime Minister; Syeda Rabab Zehra Naqvi (YP41-SINDH04; Blue Party) Youth Information Minister; Mr. Prem Chand (YP38-SINDH01; Blue Party) Youth Minister for Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs; Mr. Bilal Nasir Jamaee (YP44-SINDH07; Green Party) Youth Shadow Minister for Information; Mr. Owais Bin Laiq (YP45-SINDH08; Green Party) Former Youth Shadow Minister for Information; Member Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Information and Syed Arsalan Ahmad (YP42-SINDH05; Blue Party) Member Youth Parliament Standing Committee on Information.

The Memorial Booklet pays tribute to the 6 martyred members of Youth Parliament Pakistan through putting together their profiles and parliamentary work during their tenure as members and office bearers of the Youth Parliament Pakistan.

The PILDAT management and team, its board of directors and the Youth Parliament Steering Committee continue to mourn the untimely and tragic death of the Youth Parliament members. We are joined in this mourning by the alumni of Youth Parliament from across Pakistan as well as the various supporters of the Youth Parliament project. Our prayers and sympathies go to the families of our members in their irreparable loss.