Two PAF pilots martyred in Quetta training aircraft crash
Two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots embraced martyrdom when their training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta. The military attributed Monday’s accident to a technical fault. The crash claimed the lives of an instructor and a trainee pilot. The incident brought attention to the risks associated with military flight training. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) […]
Two Pakistan Army pilots lost their lives on Monday when a training aircraft crashed in Quetta due to a technical malfunction, according to the military's media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The incident occurred at midday near Nawan Killi, Quetta, with both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad the student, succumbing to their injuries.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Mohsin, and other officials expressed their grief and condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers. This is not the first such tragedy in recent months; in June, an Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed during take-off, claiming the lives of all on board in Muzaffarabad.
Earlier that month, a Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashed in Mardan during a routine training exercise, resulting in the deaths of both pilots. Additionally, in September of the previous year, another army helicopter crashed in Diamer district's Chilas town due to a technical fault, leaving all five crew members dead.
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