MANSEHRA: At least twelve military personnel were killed as a Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in Mansehra city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday.
According to an ISPR official, the helicopter, which was carrying medical supplies, had taken off from Chaklala, Rawalpindi, and was on its way to Gilgit.
Confirming the accident, the military sources said that pilots Major Humayon Tipu, Major Muzammil, Maj Dr Usman, Dr Maj Shehzad, Captain Atif, Lance Naik Maqbool, Lance Naik Amir Saeed, Sepoy Waqar, Havaldar Munir Abbas, Havaldar Asif, Sepoy Rehmatullah, and nursing staff Amanullah had embraced martyrdom in the tragic accident.
At least right bodies were recovered from the site of the accident, said senior police official Nujeebur Rehman.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mushtaq Ghani also confirmed the incident adding that the site of the crash was a mountainous area, which could hamper rescue efforts.
The helicopter was being used to conduct rescue and relief operations in the flood affected district of Chitral.
Prime Minister Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan expressed grief over the incident and condoled with the families of martyred army personnel.
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