RAWALPINDI: Six people died in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, including two Pakistani Army majors, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The terrible tragedy happened late last night during a flying assignment close to Khost city’s Harnai area.
According to news, two pilots were also among the six people that perished.Attock resident Major Khurram Shahzad, 39, is survived by his wife and daughter. The 30-year-old Rawalpindi native Major Muhammad Muneeb Afzal is survived by his wife and two boys.
Muhammad Imran, 27, was a native of Khanewal’s Makhdoompur and is survived by a wife and three children, subedar Abdul Wahid, 44, was from Karak’s Sabir Abad village and has left behind a wife and four children.
The 30-year-old Naik Jalil came from the Gujarati village of Bhutta. He left behind a wife and two children. The 35-year-old Sepoy Shoaib lived in the Khatarphatti hamlet in Attock.
Prior helicopter crash:
The same number of military personnel were killed when a Pakistan Army chopper crashed in August after going missing for a day.
The helicopter was discovered at Lasbela, Musa Goth, and Windar. It had vanished at around 5:30 p.m. while travelling from Quetta to Karachi. The individuals in the helicopter were in charge of the country’s southwest flood relief operations.
According to an initial inquiry, the mishap happened because of “poor weather,” the ISPR stated in a statement.