QUETTA/ISLAMABAD: Two majors of Pakistan Army are among six military personnel who embraced martyrdom in Harnai area in Balochistan when when their helicopter crashed there, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) announced on Monday.
The tragic incident took place during a flying mission near Harnai district’s Khost city late night on Sunday, ISPR added.
Two pilots are also among the six army personnel who died in helicopter crash.
The security officials are investigating the tragic incident to ascertain the cause of crash of helicopter.
The martyred officials were identified as:
- 39-year-old Major Khurram Shahzad (pilot), a resident of Attock. He was married with one daughter.
- 30-year-old Major Muhammad Muneeb Afzal (pilot), a resident of Rawalpindi. He was married with two sons.
- 44-year-old Subedar Abdul Wahid, a resident of Sabirabad village in Karak. He was married with four children, including three sons and a daughter.
- 27-year-old Sepoy Muhamad Imran, a resident of Makhdoompur in Khanewal. He was married with two daughters and a son.
- 30-year-old Naik Jalil, a resident of village Bhutta, Lohara, Teh Kharian in Gujrat district. He was married with two sons.
- 35-year-old Sepoy Shoaib, a resident of village Khatarphatti PO Syeeda Teh Jhand in Attock district. He was married with one son.
The ISPR did not release details about the cause of the crash which comes more than a month after a similar incident in Balochistan province.
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