Body of Indonesian Ambassador to be Buried in Yogyakarta Wednesday

Yogyakarta (Antara) -- The body of Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Burhan Muhammad will be buried in Mondoliko Cemetery, Umbulharjo sub-district, Yogyakarta, on Wednesday, his brother-in-law said. Speaking at the funeral home here on Tuesday, the ambassador\'s brother in law, Jarod Heri Setyawan, stated that the funeral was canceled today because the body will be laid out formally in Jakarta, as confirmed by information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. \"We received this information today (on Tuesday). The family had prepared everything for the funeral to be held this afternoon,\" he added. Based on the latest information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the body of the late ambassador will be repatriated from Singapore today at 6:45 p.m. local time. Moreover, he pointed out that the body will be laid out at the Pancasila Hall at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a final tribute, following which the deceased will be flown to Yogyakarta on Wednesday morning. The ambassador passed away in Singapore\'s General Hospital on Tuesday at 00:15 a.m. local time after suffering serious burn injuries caused by a helicopter crash in Pakistan on May 8. Ambassador Muhammad is survived by his two sons, while his wife Hery Listyawati Burhan Muhammad was killed onboard the ill-fated helicopter that crashed in Pakistan. The wife of the ambassador, Hery Listyawati, was buried beside her parents\' graves in Warung Boto village, Umbulharjo sub-district, Yogyakarta, on Thursday, May 14. The Pakistani government bestowed Hery Listyawati Burhan Muhammad with the \"Star of Pakistan\" award for her contribution towards strengthening bilateral relations between Indonesia and Pakistan. The government said the helicopter suffered an engine failure, dismissing as bogus a Pakistani Taliban claim that the militants shot it down. Based on information received by Antara National News Agency, the party, invited by the Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry, left for northern Pakistan onboard a helicopter. The group included 32 ambassadors, their spouses, and 25 others flown in four helicopters. (*) Reported by Luqman Hakim