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{{Short description|Pakistan Army helicopter incident}} |
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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence |
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| name = 2022 Pakistan Army helicopter incident |
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| image = Drujba pakistan 550 4.jpg |
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| caption = A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-171 |
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| occurrence_type = ''TBA'' |
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| date = {{start date|2022|08|01|df=y}} |
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| summary = ''TBA'' |
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| site = [[Sassui Punnhun]], [[Balochistan]], Pakistan |
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| aircraft_type = [[Mil Mi-17]] |
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| operator = [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps]] |
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| origin = [[Balochistan]], Pakistan |
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| destination = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] |
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| passengers = 4 |
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| crew = 2 |
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| fatalities = 6 |
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On 1 August 2022, a [[Pakistan Army Aviation Corps|Pakistan Army Aviation]] helicopter, which was on [[2022 Pakistan floods|flood]] relief operations in [[Lasbela District|Lasbela]] area of [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], lost contact with [[Air Traffic Control]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Army Helicopter Carrying Senior General, 5 Others, Missing |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-army-helicopter-carrying-senior-general-5-others-missing-/6682780.html |website=VOA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Army aviation helicopter goes missing |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/978799-pakistan-army-aviation-helicopter-goes-missing-enroute-from-karachi-to-quetta |website=www.thenews.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 1, 2022 |title=Army copter on flood relief operation goes missing near Lasbela |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2368943/army-helicopter-with-six-on-board-including-quetta-corps-commander-goes-missing |website=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-military-helicopter-with-general-five-others-goes-missing-army-says-2022-08-01/|title=Pakistan helicopter goes missing with high-ranking army officers on board|first=Gul|last=Yousafzai|newspaper=Reuters |date=August 1, 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> |
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The six military personnel, including Commander [[XII Corps (Pakistan)|XII Corps]] Lieutenant General [[Sarfraz Ali (military officer)|Sarfraz Ali]] died in the crash.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Naveed |date=2022-08-02 |title=Wreckage of missing Pakistan Army helicopter found, 6 officers, soldiers aboard martyred: ISPR |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1702847 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> |
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Reports from Pakistani authorities on their early investigations attributed the crash to poor weather conditions,<ref name=":0" /> whereas Reuters reported on unverified claims from [[Baloch people|Baloch]] insurgency umbrella group ''Baloch Raaji Aajoi Sangar'' that they shot the helicopter down.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reuters |date=2022-08-03 |title=Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-insurgents-claim-downing-army-helicopter-killing-six-2022-08-03/ |access-date=2022-08-03}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[2022 Pakistan floods]] |
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* [[2022 Quetta floods]] |
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* [[Insurgency in Balochistan]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Aviation accidents and incidents in Pakistan}} |
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[[Category:2022 in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Floods in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:2022 disasters in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 2022]] |
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[[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Pakistan]] |
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[[Category:Accidents and incidents involving helicopters]] |
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[[Category:Accidents and incidents involving military aircraft]] |
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[[Category:Pakistan Army Aviation Corps]] |
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[[Category:August 2022 events in Pakistan]] |
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