At least five crew members died after a Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in Diamer District’s Chilas town in Gilgit-Baltistan region, media reports said.
The helicopter reportedly crashed after developing a ‘technical fault’.
“On 1 Sep 25, at around 1000 hours, an MI-17 helicopter crash landed near Hudor village, approximately 12 kilometres away from Thakdas Cantonment,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
ISPR said the helicopter crashed while it was on a routine training flight.
The crew members were identified as Major Atif, who was the pilot in command, Major Faisal, the co-pilot, flight engineer Naib Subedar Maqbool, and crew chiefs Havaldar Jahangir and Naik Amir, ISPR said.
GB Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan, in a statement, said he had issued directions to impose an emergency at Chilas Hospital and ordered the immediate availability of medical staff
