Army aviation officers martyred in plane crash laid to rest
Martyred officers' funeral attended by large number of people, buried with full military protocol
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Army aviation’s martyred pilots were laid to rest on Wednesday in their hometowns. The officers died yesterday as their aircraft crashed in Gujranwala during a training flight, reported Dunya News.
According to the details, the instructor pilot Major Azhar’s funeral prayer was offered in Model Town Lahore, near his uncle’s residence. A large number of people and army officials participated in the prayers. The martyr was buried at the Cavalry Ground graveyard with guard of honour. Major Azhar was engaged to get married on February 21.
On the other hand, Captain Hassan Ahmed’s funeral prayer was offered in Islamabad and was attended by a large number of people and military officials. Martyred captain was also laid to rest amid guard of honour.
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Two Pakistani army pilots were killed on Tuesday after their plane crashed during a training flight, the military said.
"An Army aviation training aircraft Mushshak crashed near Gujranwala while on a routine training flight," it said in a statement.
Gujranwala, a garrison, agricultural and industrial town, lies some 200 kilometres (124 miles) southeast of the capital Islamabad.
Both army officers, an instructor and a trainee pilot, were killed, it added. No loss of life or property was reported on the ground.
The officers were flying a Mushshak, a Pakistani built fixed wing turbo-prop trainer that is a modified version of the Saab Safari.
Three pilots were killed in two training mission accidents in Pakistan last year, according to an AFP tally.
