QUETTA, 12 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Two Pakistan Army pilots embraced martyrdom after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta, Balochistan, due to a technical fault, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. According to the military’s media wing, the incident occurred around midday when a Pakistan Army Aviation training aircraft developed a technical fault during flight and crashed. The martyred pilots were identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student pilot. Both lost their lives in the tragic incident, ISPR said. The aircraft had taken off from Quetta Cantonment Air Base before the crash. Following the incident, security forces rushed to the crash site and cordoned off the area. Initial information provided by ISPR attributed the crash to a technical fault.