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Breaking news : General killed in Pakistan crash

A tragedy.

May these brave soldiers RIP.

Neo:

May I ask whether you had a personal connection to Brig. Afzal Cheema?
 
One of them just passed out last Nov.

I hate Russian MI-17

:cry:

Brig Cheema :cry:
 
May Allah forgive the soul of uncle javed sultan. He was a great man with many qualities. And offcourse a symbol of professionalism and a high ranking Pakistan Army General.

He was waging a very very successful wana operation. May Allah place him in highest degree in heaven Amen.

We all pray for deceased souls of people on board. Amen.
 
rip to those who lost thier lives, but when pakiztans , milatry will stop all its top officials, flying in same flight.

after all it happend to them in the past , when they lost thier top brass in c 130 crash?



plz, dont blame, the equipment , as no pakistani did in the case oof c130.





why they keep doing this?
 
ISLAMABAD: Eight Pakistani troops including a senior general were killed on Wednesday when a military helicopter crashed in an insurgency-hit tribal region bordering Afghanistan, the army said.

The chopper came down near the village of Tanai in the mountainous tribal district of South Waziristan after a "technical malfunction," chief military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said.

The crash killed Major General Javed Sultan, the commanding officer of the Kohat garrison near the Afghan border, two brigadiers, two pilots and three other personnel, the spokesman said.

South Waziristan has been wracked by fierce fighting between Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants and government forces in recent weeks, although the violence has tailed off in recent days.

The rugged region is also the hideout of an Al-Qaeda-linked militant commander, Baitullah Mehsud, who is accused by Pakistani and US officials of masterminding the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

Military spokesman Abbas however ruled out any "hostile activity." Several Pakistani army choppers have crashed in the country's mountainous northwest in recent years.
A helicopter escorting President Pervez Musharraf to Pakistani Kashmir in October last year crashed and burst into flames, killing four troops. Musharraf's own helicopter was not affected.

Six Pakistani soldiers were killed when another Mi-17 crashed days after the catastrophic October 2005 Pakistan earthquake.

The helicopter reportedly came down between the towns of Jandola and Wana. Maj Gen Sultan was a senior officer in charge of fighting Islamist Taleban militants near the Afghan border.

The helicopter reportedly came down between the towns of Jandola and Wana.

Other copter crash victims included Brig Saeed Khan, Brig Afzal Cheema, Lt Col Umar Farooq, Captain Haroon, Capt Shahzad, Capt Naveed and Naik Amir.
 
It might have been shot down....

Keep your thoughts to yourself.

RIP officers.

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My prayers go out to the family of these brave soldiers. They died on duty protecting us. We are forever in debt to them.
 
President, PM, military leadership express grief over copter crash

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Mushrraf, caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro, and top military leadership Wednesday expressed their deep shock and grief over the death of eight military personnel in a helicopter crash in Tanai.

In message to the bereaved families they termed the death of personnel a great loss and prayed for the eternal peace of departed souls and for courage to the grieved families.
 
It is unfortunte that there was this helicopter crash and military personnel sadly perished.

RIP.

It is irrational to blame the helicopter.

M 17 is a rugged, low maintenance helicopter and a very sturdy machine. Yet, it is not accident proof as nothing else is!
 
According to ISPR the helicopter was the new Bell 412EP, and not Mi-17. Just correcting.

Thanks.
 
Yes it was a Bell 412 but as per someone relevant it was the refurbished one and not brand new.
Bad accident . may God bless them all
 
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