2 Pakistan Army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes in Quetta: ISPR

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On Monday, two Pakistan Army pilots died when their Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical issue. The deceased were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad. Both national leaders, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressed condolences and grief over the pilots' deaths. Recent similar incidents in June and September of last year also involved army aviation crashes due to technical faults, resulting in multiple fatalities.
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On Monday, two Pakistan Army pilots died when their Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical issue. The pilots, identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun (instructor) and Captain Abdul Samad (student), were declared martyrs by the military's media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif both expressed their condolences to the families. This incident follows previous crashes in June 2023 and September 2022 where technical faults led to fatal outcomes for army personnel.

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🔮 It said both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student, embraced martyrdom in the crash.
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ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations Pakistan Army Pakistan Army Aviation Quetta

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Pakistan Army Aviation ORG · 2× Quetta GPE · 2× Abdul Samad PERSON · 1× Asif Ali Zardari PERSON · 1× Husnain Shehzad Humayun PERSON · 1× ISPR ORG · 1× Inter-Services Public Relations ORG · 1× Mushshak ORG · 1× Pakistan Army ORG · 1× Shehbaz Sharif PERSON · 1×

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In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “[At] midday, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical fault.”
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🔮 It said both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student, embraced martyrdom in the crash.

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Two Pakistan Army pilots were martyred on Monday after a training aircraft crashed in Quetta due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing affairs said. asserted
affairs → martyr → fault
In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “[At] midday, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical fault.” asserted
aircraft → say → fault
It said both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student, embraced martyrdom in the crash. asserted
pilots → say → crash
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over at the martyrdom of the two pilots and extended his condolences to the bereaved families. asserted
Zardari → express → families
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of the two pilots, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan reported. asserted
Press → express → Pakistan
In June, an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, claiming the lives of all personnel on board. asserted
helicopter → crash → board
Last year in September, an army helicopter crashed in Diamer district’s Chilas town in after developing a technical fault. asserted
helicopter → crash → fault
All five crew members were martyred in the incident. asserted
members → martyr → incident
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