Two Pakistan Army pilots martyred after training aircraft crashes near Quetta: ISPR

Says the aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi due to technical fault

Two Pakistan Army pilots were martyred on Monday when a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing said.

“Both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun (Instructor Pilot) and Captain Abdul Samad (Student Pilot) embraced Shahadat in the unfortunate crash,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

It said that the aircraft crashed around midday on 12 October.

🚨#ISPR Press Release

Mid-day 12 October 2026, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta, Balochistan, due to a technical fault. Both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun (Instructor Pilot) and Captain Abdul Samad (Student Pilot)… pic.twitter.com/aKaWFADRcu

— Pakistan Armed Forces News 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) October 12, 2026

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the martyrdom of the pilots. In separate statements, the president and the prime minister extended their heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks.

The president, in his statement, expressed heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families of the martyrs.

صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا کوئٹہ کے قریب پاک فوج کے تربیتی طیارے کے حادثے میں دو پائلٹس کی شہادت پر اظہارِ افسوس۔

صدرِ مملکت کا میجر حسنین شہزاد ہمایوں اور کیپٹن عبدالصمد کی شہادت پر گہرے دکھ اور افسوس کا اظہار۔

صدرِ مملکت کا شہداء کے اہلِ خانہ سے دلی تعزیت اور ہمدردی کا…

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) October 12, 2026

PM Shehbaz said the country’s brave sons who sacrificed their lives for Pakistan were a source of pride for the nation. He added that the entire nation held their sacrifices in high regard and shared the grief of their families.

The prime minister prayed that Allah grant the martyrs a place in His mercy and give their families the strength to bear the irreparable loss.

On June 10, a Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, martyring all personnel on board. The military’s media wing said a board of inquiry had been ordered to determine the exact cause of the accident.

On September 2, 2025, an Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter also crashed near Hudor village in Gilgit-Baltistan during a routine training flight after developing a technical fault; five crew members, including two pilots, were martyred, the ISPR said.