World News | 2 Pak Pilots Killed in Helicopter Crash in Pak-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Two Pakistani pilots were killed after an Army aviation helicopter crashed at Siachen in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanche district.
Ghanche [PoK], December 6 (ANI): Two Pakistani pilots were killed after an Army aviation helicopter crashed at Siachen in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanche district.
The pilots were Major Irfan Bercha and Major Raja Zeeshan Jahanzeb, the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said, adding that search and rescue helicopters and army troops had reached the site of the accident following the crash.
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The ISPR did not give a reason for the accident, Dawn reported.
Separately, GB "Chief Minister" Khalid Khurshid Khan issued a statement, expressing grief over the incident and extending his condolences to the families of the pilots.
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Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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