Pakistan Military Personnel Killed in Helicopter Crash Near Muzaffarabad; Inquiry Ordered
Rescue teams reached the crash site as the military ordered a board of inquiry to determine the cause.
- On Wednesday, a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing all personnel on board, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations .
- Witnesses reported the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from a helipad during protests by the Joint Awami Action Committee, though the military suggested no link between the strike and the crash.
- Rescue and recovery teams immediately reached the crash site as ambulances transported victims to a hospital, while the military announced a board of inquiry had been ordered to determine the cause of the accident.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the crash, while Field Marshal Asim Munir extended condolences to the families of those killed.
- Such crashes are not uncommon in Pakistan; in September 2025, an army helicopter on a routine flight crashed in northern Pakistan, killing two pilots and three technicians on board.
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Pakistan army helicopter crashes in Kashmir because of technical fault, killing all on board
Pakistan's military says an army MI-17 helicopter has crashed because of a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A statement said that all military personnel on board were killed in the crash on Wednesday near Muzaffarabad which is the capital of…
An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistani army crashed on Wednesday in Pakistan's controlled part of the Kashmir region; everyone on board lost their lives, informs DPA and AFP, quoted by Agerpres. The aircraft suffered a technical defect immediately after take-off, in the city of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani Kashmir, shows a communiqué of the armed forces that did not ...
Pakistan Army Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes Near Muzaffarabad After Take Off, 21 Killed
The Mi-17, a Russian-designed transport helicopter extensively used by the Pakistan Army for logistics, transport, and rescue operations, has a history of heavy deployment in the region's rugged terrain.
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