2 pilots killed in Pakistani military training aircraft crash in Quetta — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two pilots have been killed after a Pakistani military training aircraft crashed in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan, a media report said on Monday. Dawn newspaper reported that the military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that a Mushshak training aircraft belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near the Nawan Killi area of Quetta around noon due to a technical fault. The statement identified the victims as Major Hasnain Shehzad Humayun, a flying instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the deaths and offered condolences to the families of the two pilots. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also expressed sorrow over the incident and extended their sympathies to the bereaved families. In June, a Pakistani military Mi-17 helicopter crashed due to a technical fault during a flight near Muzaffarabad, killing everyone on board. Also in June, a Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashed during a training flight in the Mardan area, killing both pilots.