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Two army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Quetta

A Pakistan Army Aviation Mushshak trainer crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, killing instructor Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad.

10/16/20261 min read

Two Pakistan Army Aviation pilots were killed on Monday, October 12, when a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta around midday.

According to the military's media wing, ISPR, the crash was caused by a technical fault. The pilots were identified as instructor Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and his student, Captain Abdul Samad.

President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi expressed grief and offered condolences to the families of the two officers.

Source: Dawn