A Pakistan Army training aircraft crashes near Nawan Killi, outside Quetta in Balochistan, killing both pilots on board. ABC News and other outlets report that the accident involves a training aircraft, with the Pakistani military later attributing it to a technical fault. Winnipeg Free Press echoes the fatal crash, without adding new details.
Pakistani media reports identify the aircraft as a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak and say it crashes during a training flight. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) says the instructor pilot and student pilot both die after the aircraft goes down due to a technical fault. Officials including President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif express condolences to the victims’ families.
Dawn and Free Press Journal also provide broader context, noting that military training-related crashes occur periodically in Pakistan and that authorities often provide limited public information about causes beyond initial fault claims. They cite other recent incidents, including a June crash involving a Mi-17 helicopter and earlier training crashes involving pilots.
