Pakistan Army plane crashes in Quetta

September 20, 2014 03:12 pm | Updated 03:12 pm IST - Karachi

A Pakistan Army aircraft on Saturday crashed in the south-western Balochistan province, injuring two pilots.

The MFI-17 Mushshak trainer aircraft, crashed near the hills of Ziarat, about 40 kilometres east of provincial capital Quetta.

“Two pilots were wounded in the incident,” the Army said.

They were later airlifted to a military hospital in Quetta for treatment and were in a stable condition.

The incident is under probe and the cause of the accident is not yet known.

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