- Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed near Mardan.
- Both pilots, Flight Lieutenant Abdullah and Lieutenant Abbasi, died.
- Air Headquarters launched inquiry into the fatal accident.
Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed on Monday, killing both pilots onboard, the army said. It said that the aircraft was on a routine "training sortie" when it crashed near Mardan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Both pilots, Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah (Pakistan Air Force) and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi (Pakistan Navy), were killed in the crash.
A board of inquiry has been constituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of the accident. Field Marshal Asim Munir, services chiefs of Pakistan and all ranks of the Pakistan Armed Forces expressed grief over the loss of lives and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, it said.
Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Pakistan
An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all personnel on board, the army said. "There were no survivors, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan military, said, without giving the number of those killed. In a brief statement, it said that the accident occurred "during take-off due to a technical fault".
Rescue and recovery teams immediately reached the crash site. A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact technical cause of the accident.
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President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq expressed grief and sorrow over the accident. In separate statements, they extended their heartfelt sympathies to the families of those killed in the accident. Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and all ranks of the army express deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the ISPR said.
Pakistan plane crash
In September last year, an army helicopter crashed in Gilgit-Baltistan's Diamer district, killing five personnel. In August 2025, a helicopter of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government crashed in the Mohmand district due to bad weather, killing five people, including both pilots.
(With inputs from agency)