17 killed in a Pakistan Army aircraft crash

Islamabad: on Tuesday, at least 17 people, including five military personnel, lost their lives when a plane of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near a populated area in Rawalpindi, the twin city of Islamabad.

According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the aircraft was on a routine training flight when it crashed but there was no immediate information about the cause of the accident or the type of aircraft involved. Two pilots were among those killed. Moreover, 12 civilians were injured because of the crash.

By Nasir Aijaz, contributor to The AsiaN