A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during takeoff due to a technical fault, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday.
The military’s media wing said all personnel on board were martyred in the crash and there were no survivors.
Rescue and recovery teams were immediately dispatched to the site following the accident.
The ISPR said a board of inquiry has been constituted to determine the exact technical cause of the crash.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and all ranks of the army “express deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families”, the ISPR said.
