Pakistan Army Mushshak Trainer Crashes Near Quetta, Instructor Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Student Captain Abdul Samad Martyred
QUETTA: A Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation has crashed near the Balochistan capital Quetta, martyring both pilots on board.
ISPR statement
According to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the crash took place around midday on Monday, October 12, near Nawan Killi, after the Mushshak trainer developed a technical fault. Instructor pilot Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and student pilot Captain Abdul Samad embraced martyrdom in the crash. The Mushshak, built by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, is the basic trainer used for initial pilot training by the army and the air force.
President and prime minister express grief
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed deep grief over the martyrdom of the two pilots, extended condolences to their families and prayed for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks and patience for the bereaved. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also expressed sorrow, saying the nation stood with the martyrs’ families in this hour of grief, while Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti conveyed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families.
Background
In June this year, a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off after a technical fault, and the same month a Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashed during a routine training sortie in Mardan.
