Six military troops died in a helicopter crash in Balochistan, including two Pakistani Army majors, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The regrettable occurrence happened late last night during a flying assignment close to Khost city’s Harnai neighbourhood, according to a statement from the military’s media wing.
According to the news release, two pilots were also among the six individuals that lost their lives.
Attock resident Major Khurram Shahzad, 39, left behind a?wife and daughter. The 30-year-old Rawalpindi resident Major Muhammad Muneeb Afzal is left behind?his wife and two boys.
Subedar Abdul Wahid, 44, was from Karak’s Sabir Abad village and has left behind a wife and four children, while sepoy Muhammad Imran, 27, was a resident of Khanewal’s Makhdoompur left behind a wife and three children.
The 30-year-old Naik Jalil came from the Gujarati village of Bhutta. He left a wife and two kids behind. The 35-year-old Sepoy Shoaib lived in the Khatarphatti hamlet in Attock. He leaves behind a wife and child.
The same number of military personnel were killed when a Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in August after going missing for a day.
The helicopter at around 5:30 p.m. had vanished while travelling from Quetta to Karachi. The individuals in the helicopter were in charge of managing the flood relief operations in the southwest of the nation.
According to an early investigation, the ISPR stated in a statement that the mishap happened as a result of “bad weather.”
The helicopter was discovered at?Musa Goth,?Windar, Lasbela.
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