Published on, Sept. 2 -- September 2, 2025 4:08 AM

A crew of five died on Monday after an army helicopter crashed in Diamer District's Chilas town in Gilgit-Baltistan after developing a "technical fault", the military's media wing said in a statement.

"On 1 Sep 25, at around 1000 hours, an MI-17 helicopter crash landed near Hudor village, approximately 12 kilometres away from Thakdas Cantonment," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement. "The helicopter was on routine training flying when it developed a technical fault and crashed."

It added that all crew members on board were martyred as a result of the crash.

The crew members were identified as Major Atif, who was the pilot in command, Major Faisal, the co-pi...