“All 6 officers/soldiers on board including Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali Commander 12 Corps embraced shahadat,” ISPR said, adding that the accident occurred due to bad weather as per initial investigations

On Monday night, the ISPR had said that the helicopter had been on a flood relief operation in Lasbela, Balochistan when it lost contact with air traffic control.

“Six individuals were on board, including Commander 12 Corps who was supervising flood relief operations in Balochistan,” it said. (ILKHA)