The wreckage of a Pakistan Army helicopter that went missing in Balochistan on Monday has been found near Musa Goth in the Lasbela district, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military’s media wing said that all the six officers onboard including Commander XII Corps Lieutenant General Sarfaraz Ali embraced shahadat (martyrdom), adding that the accident occurred due to bad weather, according to initial investigations. "The wreckage of unfortunate hel[icopter] which was on flood relief op[erations] found in Musa Goth, Windar, Lasbela. All six officers and soldiers including Lt Gen Sarfaraz Ali embraced shahadat [martyrdom]," the ISPR said in a tweet. Those martyred include Lt Gen Sarfaraz Ali, Brigadier Amjad Hanif, Brigadier Muhammad Khalid, Major Saeed Ahmed, Major M Talha Manan and Naik Mudassar Fayyaz.
President Dr Arif Alvi called Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and offered his condolences in the wake of the news. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the nation is deeply grieved by the martyrdom of the six officers of the Pakistan Army in a condolence message. “They were doing a sacred duty of providing relief to flood affectees. [I] will remain eternally indebted to these sons of [the] soil. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families!” he said in a tweet.
The military’s media wing said that all the six officers onboard including Commander XII Corps Lieutenant General Sarfaraz Ali embraced shahadat (martyrdom), adding that the accident occurred due to bad weather, according to initial investigations. "The wreckage of unfortunate hel[icopter] which was on flood relief op[erations] found in Musa Goth, Windar, Lasbela. All six officers and soldiers including Lt Gen Sarfaraz Ali embraced shahadat [martyrdom]," the ISPR said in a tweet. Those martyred include Lt Gen Sarfaraz Ali, Brigadier Amjad Hanif, Brigadier Muhammad Khalid, Major Saeed Ahmed, Major M Talha Manan and Naik Mudassar Fayyaz.
President Dr Arif Alvi called Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and offered his condolences in the wake of the news. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the nation is deeply grieved by the martyrdom of the six officers of the Pakistan Army in a condolence message. “They were doing a sacred duty of providing relief to flood affectees. [I] will remain eternally indebted to these sons of [the] soil. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families!” he said in a tweet.