Two officers, one personnel martyred in accident during training exercise: PN spokesperson
\nGWADAR
\nTwo officers and a sailor martyred when a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed due to technical fault in Gwadar on Monday. Pakistan Navy spokesperson confirmed that a helicopter of the Pak Navy suffered an accident in Gwadar, and stated that the helicopter encountered a possible technical malfunction during its flight, leading to this unfortunate incident.
\nPakistan Navy helicopter while undertaking routine training mission, met an accident in Gwadar area. During the incident three crew members embraced Shahadat. \u201cAs a result of the accident, two officers and one jawan of the Pakistan Navy lost their lives,\u201d the spokesperson said.
\nThe spokesperson revealed that the accident claimed the lives of two Pakistan Navy officers and a soldier. However, the Pakistan Navy has initiated an investigation into the incident to determine the exact cause and circumstances that cause this tragic event.
\nAs soon as the reports of the unfortunate incident started circulating, condolences from the government leaders and politicians started pouring in. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has expressed grief over the loss of lives in the helicopter crash, state-run media reported, adding that he prayed for the bereaved.
\nIn his message, President Arif Alvi said that he equally shares the grief of the martyrs\u2019 families in this difficult hour. Moreover, he also prayed for the martyrs and paid tribute to their services for the country.
\nIn a statement posted on the PPP\u2019s account of X (formerly known as Twitter), former president Asif Ali Zardari also expressed sorrow over the incident and extended condolences to the families of the martyrs.
\nPML-N Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz, too, expressed grief over the lives lost in the Gwadar incident and prayed for the martyred personnel. Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfaraz Bugti paid tributes to the \u201cbrave soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty\u201d and prayed for the departed souls and their families.
\n\u201cWe salute those who got martyred during the fulfilment of duties,\u201d Bugti said. Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed sorrow over the deadly crash and solidarity with the martyred families.
\n\u201cMartyrs are making great sacrifices for the country and people,\u201d Shehbaz said while paying his tribute. He also prayed for the high ranks of the martyrs and the patience of the bereaved. Last year in August, a military helicopter on flood relief mission in Balochistan had crashed due to bad weather, killing six people on board.
\nAmong those who perished were Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali, a regional corps commander, a major-general and a brigadier. They were supervising flood relief and rescue efforts in the province, particularly the hard-hit Lasbela district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Two officers, one personnel martyred in accident during training exercise: PN spokesperson GWADAR Two officers and a sailor martyred when a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed due to technical fault in Gwadar on Monday. Pakistan Navy spokesperson confirmed that a helicopter of the Pak Navy suffered an accident in Gwadar, and stated that the helicopter encountered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-353756","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n