KABUL: Two Pakistani military pilots were killed on Monday after a training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, according to Pakistan’s military.
The military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the aircraft crashed around midday on October 12 due to technical issues.
The victims were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, a flying instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot.
Following the crash, security personnel cordoned off the area, while the bodies of the deceased pilots were transferred to a military hospital.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti expressed grief over the incident and conveyed his condolences to the pilots’ families.