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Two Pakistan army pilots died when a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Quetta, Balochistan due to a technical fault on Monday, according to Dawn citing the ISPR. Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad were identified as the victims. The incident follows similar crashes in June and September involving military helicopters, all attributed to technical issues by the ISPR.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-13, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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On Monday, a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak training aircraft of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta, resulting in the deaths of both pilots on board. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the crash was due to a technical fault. The deceased were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student pilot. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their condolences to the families of the martyred pilots.

This incident follows previous crashes in June 2023 near Muzaffarabad and September 2022 in Chilas town, both attributed to technical faults, which claimed the lives of all personnel involved.

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2 Pakistan Army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes in Quetta: ISPR same event · 95%

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“Both articles report on the identical crash of a Mushshak training aircraft near Nawan Killi, Quetta, resulting in the deaths of Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad due to a technical fault.”

Pakistani army training aircraft crashes, killing both pilots same event · 95%

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“Both articles describe the crash of a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak training aircraft near Nawan Killi in Balochistan, Pakistan on the same date, with both pilots killed due to a technical fault.”

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Two Pakistan army pilots were killed after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Balochistan's Quetta on Monday due to a technical fault, as Dawn reported, citing the ISPR, the official media wing of the Pakistan armed forces.

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🔮 The Pakistan army identified the deceased as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot.

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2 Pakistan army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Balochistan's Quetta · assertive framing

Two Pakistan army pilots were killed after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Balochistan's Quetta on Monday due to a technical fault, as Dawn reported, citing the ISPR, the official media wing of the Pakistan armed forces. asserted

Dawn → kill → forces

The Pakistan army identified the deceased as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot. asserted

army → identify → Humayun

The aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta. asserted

aircraft → crash → Quetta

In June, a Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the Pakistan army's aviation wing crashed during take-off near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reportedly due to a technical fault. uncertain

helicopter → belong → fault

All personnel on board were killed. asserted

personnel → kill → board

The ISPR said rescue and recovery teams were rushed to the site and an inquiry was ordered to determine the cause of the crash, Dawn reported. asserted

Dawn → say → crash

In September last year, five crew members died when a Pakistan army helicopter crashed in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). asserted

helicopter → die → Baltistan

The ISPR said the helicopter had encountered a technical fault. asserted

helicopter → say → fault

In August 2025, five crew members were also killed when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government helicopter carrying flood relief supplies crashed in a tribal district, Pakistan-based daily The Express Tribune reported. asserted

Tribune → kill → district

2 Pakistan army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Balochistan's Quetta

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