1 min readUpdated: Jun 10, 2026 05:33 PM IST
A “technical fault” during take-off sent a Pakistani military helicopter crashing to the ground seconds after take-off, killing everyone on board, the army has said.
Rescue and recovery teams were rushed to the site where Pakistan Army Aviation’s Mi-17 helicopter crashed. A board of inquiry constituted to determine the exact technical cause of the crash. The exact number of those killed in the crash wasn’t revealed.
Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and all ranks of the army “express deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families”, Pakistan military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said.
This crash revived memories of another similar incident from September 2025, when five personnel were killed after an army helicopter crashed in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district. That crash was also blamed on a “technical fault”.
In August 2025, a helicopter of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government crashed in the Mohmand district due to bad weather, killing two pilots and three crew members.
With inputs from PTI
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