(250902) -- DIAMER, Sept. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows locals gathering near the debris of a crashed army helicopter in Diamer district of Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Sept. 1, 2025. At least five people, including two pilots, were killed as a helicopter crashed in Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region on Monday, local officials said.
The aircraft, which was conducting a test landing on a newly proposed helipad, went down due to a technical failure in Diamer district's Chilas town, Faizullah Faraq, a spokesperson of the GB government, told Xinhua.
The helicopter belonged to the Pakistan Army and was being used by the GB government for relief operations in flood-hit areas, he added. (Str/Xinhua)
