2 Pakistan Army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes in Quetta: ISPR

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2 Pakistan Army pilots martyred as training aircraft crashes in Quetta: ISPR​

News Desk
October 12, 2026



Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun and Captain Abdul Samad were martyred in the crash. — Photo courtesy ISPR

Two Pakistan Army pilots were martyred on Monday after a training aircraft crashed in Quetta due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing affairs said.

In a statement, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “[At] midday, a Mushshak training aircraft of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Nawan Killi, Quetta due to a technical fault.”

It said both pilots, Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, the instructor, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student, embraced martyrdom in the crash.

President Asif Ali Zardari expressed grief over at the martyrdom of the two pilots and extended his condolences to the bereaved families.

 

[El Sidd]

Inililahe wa inna ilahe rajiyoun

 

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Inililahe wa inna ilahe rajiyoun.

 

[Master Chief]

Inna lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji'oun. May they and all of our noble shaheeds be granted the most virtuous status of martyrdom, by Allah's (swt) permission.

 

[Starlord]

May Allah have mercy on both, Rest in Peace.