11/06/2026
Army officers and people offer prayers as they attend the funeral of the martyrs, who died after an Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday during take-off on June 11, 2026.
No survivors were reported after an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed during take-off “due to a technical fault”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Rescue and recovery teams immediately reached the crash site. “All personnel on board embraced martyrdom. There were no survivors,” the ISPR said in a statement.
“A board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact technical cause of the accident,” the military’s media affairs wing said.
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, along with all ranks of the army, expressed “deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families”, the ISPR said.
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