Key facts
- A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad.
- All personnel on board were killed in the crash.
- The military stated a technical fault was the cause.
- A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident.
- Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed condolences.
An Mi-17 helicopter belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of all personnel on board. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, confirmed the incident, stating that a technical fault was the cause and that there were no survivors.
Rescue and recovery teams were dispatched to the crash site. The ISPR announced that a board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the precise technical fault that led to the accident.