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2 Pakistan army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Balochistan's Quetta

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Two Pakistan army pilots died when a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Quetta, Balochistan due to a technical fault on Monday, according to Dawn citing the ISPR. Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad were identified as the victims. The incident follows similar crashes in June and September involving military helicopters, all attributed to technical issues by the ISPR.

Written by AI on 2026-10-13, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Monday, a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak training aircraft of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta, resulting in the deaths of both pilots on board. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the crash was due to a technical fault. The deceased were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student pilot. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed their condolences to the families of the martyred pilots.

This incident follows previous crashes in June 2023 near Muzaffarabad and September 2022 in Chilas town, both attributed to technical faults, which claimed the lives of all personnel involved.

Written for “Pakistani Army Pilots Die In Crash” on 2026-11-01, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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Topics

Dawn ISPR Mushshak Pakistan Quetta

Subjects

Pakistan GPE · 6× ISPR ORG · 3× Dawn ORG · 2× Quetta GPE · 2× Abdul Samad PERSON · 1× Balochistan GPE · 1× Husnain Shehzad Humayun PERSON · 1× Mushshak ORG · 1× Nawan Killi GPE · 1× The Pakistan army ORG · 1×

Narrative

Two Pakistan army pilots were killed after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Balochistan's Quetta on Monday due to a technical fault, as Dawn reported, citing the ISPR, the official media wing of the Pakistan armed forces.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13

🔮 The Pakistan army identified the deceased as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot.

2026-10-13 · Times of India

2 Pakistan army pilots killed as training aircraft crashes near Balochistan's Quetta · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Dawn → kill → forces

The Pakistan army identified the deceased as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a trainee pilot. asserted

army → identify → Humayun

The aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta. asserted

aircraft → crash → Quetta

In June, a Mi-17 helicopter belonging to the Pakistan army's aviation wing crashed during take-off near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), reportedly due to a technical fault. uncertain

helicopter → belong → fault

All personnel on board were killed. asserted

personnel → kill → board

The ISPR said rescue and recovery teams were rushed to the site and an inquiry was ordered to determine the cause of the crash, Dawn reported. asserted

Dawn → say → crash

In September last year, five crew members died when a Pakistan army helicopter crashed in the Diamer district of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB). asserted

helicopter → die → Baltistan

The ISPR said the helicopter had encountered a technical fault. asserted

helicopter → say → fault

In August 2025, five crew members were also killed when a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government helicopter carrying flood relief supplies crashed in a tribal district, Pakistan-based daily The Express Tribune reported. asserted

Tribune → kill → district