2 Pakistan army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Quetta

2 Pakistan army pilots killed (IANS photo)

Two Pakistan army pilots were killed after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Balochistan's Quetta on Monday due to a technical fault, as Dawn reported, citing the ISPR, the official media wing of the Pakistan armed forces.The Pakistan army identified the deceased as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot.The aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta.In June, a Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the Pakistan army's aviation wing crashed during take-off near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reportedly due to a technical fault.All personnel on board were killed. The ISPR said rescue and recovery teams were rushed to the site and an inquiry was ordered to determine the cause of the crash, Dawn reported.In September last year, five crew members died when a Pakistan army helicopter crashed in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). The ISPR said the helicopter had encountered a technical fault.In August 2025, five crew members were also killed when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government helicopter carrying flood relief supplies crashed in a tribal district, Pakistan-based daily The Express Tribune reported.