An MI-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army crashed near Hodur, Gilgit Baltistan (GB), ARY News reported, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.
According to ISPR, five personnel, including the pilots and crew members, embraced martyrdom in the helicopter crash incident.
The martyrs include Pilot Major Atif, Co-Pilot Major Faisal, Naib Subedar Maqbool, Havaldar Jahangir, and Naik Aamir, ISPR said.
On August 15, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government confirmed that a government MI-17 helicopter crashed while transporting relief supplies to Salarzai in Bajaur.
