She was found conscious at the crash scene but later died of her injuries. Philip Jansen van Rensburg reported his wife obtained weather information from various websites before leaving home that morning and told him it “looked good for flying”. A Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) investigation was launched and several pilots said conditions seemed to match the forecasts. However, some pilots who flew that day said wind conditions were “more turbulent and challenging” than had been forecast or assessed from the ground. One pilot said he would not have taken off if he had known how rough the flight would be.
Singer Ali Azmat performs at a concert on the last day of the Islamabad Tourism Festival on Sunday. The other picture shows a pilot landing his trike hang glider in F-9 Park earlier in the day. Photos by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: While the three-day Islamabad Tourism Festival (ITF21) has been a fun family event which saw an eruption of music and adventure sports in the capital, recreational activities like horse dancing, tent pegging and remote-controlled flying marked the last day of the event.
Activities like paragliding, vintage car shows, live music, food festivals, accuracy landing and wingsuit flying were regular features on all three days of the festival that started on March 5 and continued till March 7.
3-day Islamabad Tourism Festival attracted large number of visitors
March 07, 2021
Three-day Islamabad Tourism Festival held to attract a large number of visitors particularly families as the local residents as well as the visitors from other adjoining areas of the federal capital thronged F-9 park to enjoy the festival organised by Pakistan Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association in collaboration with the Cutting Edge Group.
The festival was organised aimed at boosting tourism in the country by opening doors for socio-economic growth, introducing the Asian art, culture and food to the visitors, providing a platform for branding to the sponsors and helping them build client connections.
Tourism festival attracts crowds
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March 07, 2021
Youngsters play on a life-size ludo board as they enjoy their time on the second day of the Tourism Expo and Family Festival 2021 at the Fatima Jinnah Park in the federal capital. PHOTO: ONLINE
ISLAMABAD:
The three-day Islamabad Tourism Festival continued to attract visitors on Saturday.
Local families as well as visitors from adjoining areas of the federal capital came to F-9 Park to enjoy the festival organised by Pakistan Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (PHPA) in collaboration with the Cutting Edge Group.
The festival has also provided a chance to attract overseas Pakistanis to invest in the country to uplift the economy of the country and to stimulate adventure sports locally, showcasing opportunities of such ventures and to promote sustainable tourism and the importance of eco-friendly sports.
A folk band from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa entertains visitors, a rider participates in the tent-pegging contest, people gather at the food court while children take a train ride on the second day of the Islamabad Tourism Festival at F-9 Park on Saturday. White Star
ISLAMABAD: The three-day Islamabad Tourism Festival ITF21, which opened on Friday, brought with it excitement of paragliding, vintage car show, music and plenty of food.
While paragliding, accuracy landing and wingsuit flying will be the regular features of the festival, Aima Baig’s concert and digital fireworks were the main highlights on Saturday night.
The festival is designed to showcase different air shows and adventure sports like paragliding, accuracy landing, wingsuit flying, trike flying, and power paragliding as part of the field marshal paragliding championship.