ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif have expressed deep grief and shock over the death of Haris Suleman, a young pilot of Pakistani origin and his father Babar Suleman whose aircraft crashed near the coast of United States.

The President and the Prime Minister also expressed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the blessings of departed souls.

The 17-year-old Haris had recently got his private pilot's licence and was attempting a world record of travelling around the world in 30 days to raise money for the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan.