Pakistan Army Helicopter
Pakistani Army helicopter with senior officers on board goes missing in Balochistan
Islamabad: A Pakistani Army helicopter, which was carrying senior officials, went missing in Balochistan on Monday, media reports said.
" A Pakistan army aviation helicopter which was on flood relief operations in Lasbela, Balochistan lost contact with ATC. 6 individuals were on board including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan. Search operation is underway.DTF," DG ISPR tweeted.
Six individuals were on board including the Commander XII Corps Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali, who was supervising the flood relief operations in Balochistan, Dawn News reported.
Talking about the search operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police Khuzdar Range Pervez Umrani told the newspaper that police and Frontier Corps personnel were conducting a joint search operation for the last five hours.
Police sources told Dawn that area where the chopper went missing was mountainous terrain, without even jeep paths, making it extremely difficult for search and rescue parties.
“Either you go on foot or motorcycles or conduct aerial surveillance,” a senior official said.
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