A Pakistan Army Aviation Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, at midday on Monday, 12 October, and both pilots were killed, Inter-Services Public Relations said. ISPR attributed the crash to a technical fault. It named instructor Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and student Captain Abdul Samad.
Who was killed
ISPR said Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun was the instructor and Captain Abdul Samad the student. Both were killed. The statement does not describe the fault or the moments before impact.
Where the aircraft came down
The trainer came down near Nawan Killi, in the Quetta area of Balochistan, during a training flight. ISPR called the aircraft a Mushshak. It did not give a model number beyond that.
Condolences
President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief and condoled with the families, Dawn reported. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed grief, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said: "In this hour of sorrow, we stand with the martyrs' bereaved families."
Aasan alfaaz mein
12 October ko dopahar Quetta ke qareeb Nawan Killi mein Pakistan Army Aviation ka Mushshak training plane technical fault ki wajah se gira. ISPR ne instructor Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun aur student Captain Abdul Samad ke naam diye. Dono shaheed ho gaye. Sadar Zardari aur wazir-e-azam Shehbaz Sharif ne ghar walon se taaziyat ki.
