The family had prepared everything for the funeral."
Yogyakarta (ANTARA News) - 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, the ambassadors 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.

"The family had prepared everything for the funeral," 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 Singapores 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/Uu.INE/KR-BSR/B003)

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