6 Senior Pakistan Army Officials Die In Balochistan Helicopter Crash.
All 6 Pakistan army officials have been killed in a helicopter crash in the Balochistan province.
The helicopter was performing flood relief operations and crashed after losing contact with air traffic control.
Major General Babar Iftikhar, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations — the media wing of Pakistan’s armed forces — confirmed the deaths in a tweet on Tuesday.
The six individuals on board included the Commander XII Corps Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was supervising the flood relief operations in Balochistan province.
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The others on board included Major Syed the pilot, Major Talha the co-pilot, Director-General of Coast Guards Brigadier Amjad, Engineer Brigadier Khalid and Chief Naik Mudassir.
According to further reports, the helicopter lost contact with ground control soon after taking off from a base in Lasbela district of Balochistan.
Pakistan’s President Arif Ali, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other senior politicians offered their condolences to the victims’ families
Pakistan is currently using helicopters and boats to evacuate flood victims from various parts of the country, including Baluchistan and Rajanpur, a district in the eastern Punjab province.
Rains and flash floods have killed nearly 500 people across the country since June, when rains started lashing different parts of the country, triggering floods. Since then, rescue workers backed by the military have evacuated thousands of marooned people, including women and children, from various parts of Pakistan.
More rains are expected this week in Pakistan, where the monsoon season runs from July through September.