12 soldiers killed in Pakistan helicopter crash

The charred corpses were burnt beyond recognition and the aircraft, which was carrying aid supplies, was still on fire in the evening, he added.

Military sources confirmed the crash and said 12 people including a team of army doctors, paramedics, pilots and crew were killed.

Earlier in the week, the National Disaster Management Authority had requested the government for two helicopters to carry out relief and rescue work in the flood affected areas of the province.

The incident is the second fatal crash involving Pakistani military helicopters this year.

“The accident occurred in a hilly area that is not easily accessible – the helicopter is still on fire”, he said.

Recently, a copter belonging to the Pakistani air force crashed during a rescue operation in the flood-hit Chitral region, although no casualties were reported. It is also a major transit point to the northern areas and locations such as the Kaghan Valley, Naran, Shogran, Lake Saiful Mulook and Babusar Top.

An army chopper has crashed in northwest Pakistan, killing at least eight people, officials have confirmed.

He said it appeared the helicopter may have crashed due to bad weather.

The crash came months after another army helicopter crashed in the northern town of Naltar, killing four foreigners – ambassadors to Islamabad from the Philippines and Norway, as well as the wives of the ambassadors from Malaysia and Indonesia.