Pakistani Army officers and people offer prayers as they attend the funeral of the victims, who died after an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday during take-off, in Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir, June 11, 2026. (photo credit: Naseer ud Din/Reuters) via TJP.Â
By REUTERS
The Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, the military said in a statement on Wednesday.
The source said those killed included 19 soldiers, one Army Major, and two Colonels.
The Mi-17 Helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad during take-off due to a technical fault, the military said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Videos from the crash scene showed plumes of thick, black smoke rising from behind the buildings where the helicopter went down.
People and police gather nearby as smoke billows from the site where an Mi-17 helicopter of Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad, Pakistani Kashmir, June 10, 2026. (credit: Tariq Maqbool/REUTERS) via TJP.Â
Helicopter crashed, caught fire, all killed on board
An inquiry has been ordered into the exact technical cause of the accident.
The crash took place at a time when strict security restrictions have been imposed on Kashmir following clashes between supporters of a recently banned alliance of civil society groups and security forces that killed at least 11 people on Sunday.
The soldiers received a ceremonial funeral with their coffins draped in Pakistani flags and carried by members of the artillery unit stationed in Kashmir. – Agency via TJP.
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