On May 22, 2020, PIA flight 8303 crashed in Karachi, killing nearly everyone on board and leaving many families in grief.
Munawar Saeed was among the families anxiously waiting for news about his son, Zafar Masud, who was on the flight.
During an appearance as a guest on Nadan Maizban hosted by Danish Nawaz, Yasir Nawaz and Nida Yasir, Munawar Saeed shared a touching story about his son Zafar and how he survived the terrible PIA plane crash.
The host Yasir Nawaz asked, “How did he (Zafar) survive?”
Munawar Saeed replied, “Well, there was a seat right at the corner of the plane next to the door. When the plane started shaking, that seat came off, and the door opened. He got out of the seat because it was chaotic, and Zafar fell onto the roof of a house. After falling, he slipped off the roof and landed on the bonnet of a car that was parked below. He was still strapped in with the seatbelt, so he fell onto the car.”
“Zafar Masud survived because of that seat, and Allah’s mercy was such that he didn’t land headfirst because fell with the seat. The car he fell onto had a family inside who were on their way to drop someone off at the station. When he fell, they were startled and got out to see what had happened. They saw a man lying there. They noticed that the plane had caught fire and were worried. They came closer and realized that he was alive. Zafar asked them to help him, but he didn’t remember being my son at that moment. They helped him up, and right in front of them was an ambulance. They immediately placed him in the ambulance and took him to a hospital that was near the airport. It is truly remarkable; Allah’s mercy saved him,” Saeed added.
Out of the ninety-one passengers and eight crew members on the plane, ninety-seven were killed. Only two passengers survived but were injured. Eight people on the ground were also hurt in the accident, and sadly, one of them later died from her injuries.
