Islamabad: Five Pakistan army personnel, including two officers, were killed on Monday after their helicopter crashed in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir’s Gilgit-Baltistan region.
An MI-17 helicopter, on routine training, attempted to “crash-land” after developing a technical fault, the army said in a statement, adding that the accident occurred at around 1 am near Hudor village.
Those killed were identified as Major Atif, pilot in command; Major Faisal, co-pilot; Naib Subedar Maqbool, flight engineer; Havilar Jahangir, crew chief; and Naik Amir, crew chief.agencies