Man who lost wife, three children in #PIAPlaneCrash seeks PM Imran Khan's help to find remains of his family. Arif Ali Faruqui, who identified his wife & elder daughter's bodies, also questioned handling of DNA sample by authorities

If I hadn't identified my wife or daughter's bodies, the authorities could have handed over the remains of the wrong people," says Faruqui @AIfaruqui while urging PM Imran to take action against the 'red tape and bureaucracy' faced by people who lost loved ones in #PIAPlaneCrash

"I recognised my wife's ring. She also showed me the watch she was taking as she couldn't find the one she usually wore," says Faruqui. "My daughter sent photos from plane. A part of her dress wasn't burnt and that helped to identify her." #PIAPlaneCrash

Faruqui, who is from Lahore, says his wife wanted to spend #Eid in #Karachi with her mother, who has terminal cancer. "The decision to send the kids was taken very late as they wanted to see their grandmother," he told #etribune #PIAPlaneCrash

Sitting outside the emergency ward of #JinnahHospital in Karachi, he broke down while narrating his ordeal. "The process for getting death certificates and collecting remains is extremely insensitive and inept," said Faruqui, who had to identify the charred remains of his family.

After facing delays in the handing over of remains of identified family members, Faruqui says he is being harassed by police as the burial took place without issuance of death certificate. "I was questioned for 90 minutes and the document is still not issued," he told #etribune

There is also a trust deficit between authorities, he added. "Two separate teams of Sindh and Punjab are conducting DNA tests." He added that some people had even taking remains from the morgue without confirmation of identity. #PIAPlaneCrash

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There is no coordination between departments, and those deployed at the hospital don't have a clue how to deal with bereaved families, said Faruqui. "We have provided dental records, DNA samples, other details and yet we are being given the runaround."