A military helicopter crashed near Tarbela, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing at least one, a military source confirmed Monday evening.
The helicopter was on a routine night training flight when it crashed at Tarbela. An army officer has been killed in the incident.The Pakistan Army officer has been identified as Lt Col Tauqeer.Lt Col Tauqeer is survived by his widow, son and daughter. The family belongs from village Bhatti Gujar in Chakwal district.
“An MI-17 helicopter of Army Aviation was on a routine training operation when it crashed within the Army Aviation base Ghazi, some 55km from Tehsil Ghazi, after developing some technical fault at sunset killing Lt-Col Tauqir on the spot,” DSP Ghazi Tehsil Hakim Khan told.
The two others who were also onboard at the time of crash sustained injuries. They were identified as Major Usman and Hawaldar Basharat.
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