RAWALPINDI, 13 October, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, along with senior political and military officials, attended the funeral prayers of two Pakistan Army pilots who embraced martyrdom in a training aircraft crash near Quetta. Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun Shaheed, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad Shaheed, a student pilot, lost their lives when a Pakistan Army Aviation Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta district on October 12. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, the aircraft crashed due to a technical fault while being used for training, claiming the lives of both officers. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and other senior officials also attended the funeral prayers to pay tribute to the martyred officers. President Asif Ali Zardari expressed deep grief over their deaths and extended condolences to their bereaved families. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also expressed sorrow over the tragic incident, prayed for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks and asked Allah Almighty to grant strength and patience to their families to bear the irreparable loss.