Updated on: Sept 01, 2025 01:02 pm IST
The helicopter was carrying out “a test landing on a newly proposed helipad” when it came down, a senior police official said.
A Pakistan government helicopter crashed on Monday near the Thore area of Chilas in the Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), killing all five people on board, a police official said.
The helicopter was carrying out “a test landing on a newly proposed helipad” in a mountainous tourist area when it came down, Abdul Hameed, a senior police officer in Diamer district, told AFP.
“Among the killed were two pilots and three technicians,” he said.
The aircraft crashed in the Chilas area of Diamer district, Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq said in a statement.
The exact reason for the crash, which is believed to have involved a Mi-17 chopper, was not known, but it marks the second crash in recent weeks after another government MI-17 helicopter crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while carrying out flood relief efforts.
Gilgit-Baltistan, known for its high peaks and remote valleys, is a hub for Pakistan’s strategic development projects.
(This is a developing story.)
