Rawalpindi: A Pakistan Army Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Quetta, resulting in the martyrdom of both pilots on board. According to the ISPR, the aircraft crashed due to a technical fault; the incident occurred near the Nawan Killi area of ​​Quetta.

The statement confirmed that the two pilots on board—Instructor Pilot Major Hasnain Shahzad Humayun and Student Pilot Captain Abdul Samad—embraced martyrdom. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the martyrdom of the two pilots in the crash and conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the families of the martyrs.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif also expressed sorrow over the martyrdom of Major Hasnain Shahzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad in the crash. While offering his heartfelt condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families, the Prime Minister prayed that Allah Almighty elevates the ranks of the martyrs, grants them a place in His mercy, and gives the grieving families the strength to bear this irreparable loss.

The Prime Minister stated that our brave sons who sacrificed their lives for the country are the pride of the nation; the entire nation holds the sacrifices of the martyrs in high esteem and shares equally in the grief of their families. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the loss of the two pilots in the crash of the Pakistan Army training aircraft in the Nawan Killi area of ​​Quetta.