LAHORE: Pakistan’s renowned wildlife photographer Zahoor Salmi died in a road accident on Friday night.
According to details, Salmi was travelling with one of his friends, Farrukh Shehzad, when their jeep fell into a ditch near Battgaram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Shehzad also died in the accident, the officials said.
Battgram forest officials retrieved the dead bodies of Salmi and Shehzad on Saturday morning.
Zahoor Salmi was considered as a top wildlife photographer of Pakistan who has collaborated with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan in projects related to blind dolphins in River Indus.
According to National Geographic website, Salmi was also working with the channel as a photographer since 2010.
Pictures by Zahoor Salmi
