DID Press: Two Pakistani Army pilots were killed on Monday after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, the military said.Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, said the aircraft belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi around midday on October 12, 2026, due to a technical fault.
The pilots were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot. Both died in the crash, according to the military.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed condolences to the families of the two pilots. The military has not released further details about the technical fault or the circumstances of the crash.