Two pilots and four foreign passengers, including the ambassadors of Philippines and Norway and wives of Malaysian and Indonesian ambassadors, aboard an army helicopter have been killed after it crashed in Naltar area in Pakistan, Inter-Services Public Relations said.
Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG-ISPR) Asim Saleem Bajwa tweeted, "One MI-17 helicopter out of 3 carrying visitors had a crash landing at Naltar," reported The Express Tribune.
Rescue teams arrived at the site soon after the incident. The helicopter was carrying 11 foreigners and 6 Pakistani passengers.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was due to visit Gigit to attend an inauguration ceremony, has cancelled his trip and expressed profound grief and sorrow over the incident.
He also directed the authorities to use all available resources to transport the injured to hospitals and provide best medical care.
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