- ISPR says technical fault caused Mushshak aircraft crash.
- President Zardari expresses grief over pilots’ martyrdom.
- PM Shehbaz offers condolences to families of martyred pilots.
Two Pakistan Army Aviation pilots were martyred when a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta district on Monday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
The aircraft crashed around midday due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing statement said.
“At midday on 12th October 2026, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, due to a technical fault,” read the ISPR statement.
The pilots were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student pilot, it said.
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over the martyrdom of the two pilots and extended his condolences to their bereaved families.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed grief over the crash of a Pakistan Army Aviation training aircraft near Nawan Killi in Quetta district.
In a statement, the prime minister expressed condolences to the families of the martyred pilots and extended his sympathies to the bereaved families.
He prayed for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks and for them to be granted a place in the Almighty’s mercy. The prime minister also prayed for the families to be given the strength to bear their loss.
In June this year, a Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad during the chopper’s take-off, the ISPR said.
Earlier that month, a Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashed during a routine training flight in Mardan.
