At least four security officers of President General Pervez
Musharraf were killed when an army helicopter crashed in
Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Monday, the army spokesman Major
General Waheed Arshad said.
The helicopter, carrying security and other staff officers of
Musharraf, came down near the town of Gari Dupata in
Pakistan-controlled Kashmir during a crash landing, Arshad
said.
Arshad said that blaze erupted at the back side of the
helicopter, forcing the pilot to crash land. As a result, four
security officers of Musharraf lost their lives and four others who
were onboard the helicopter were seriously injured.
Presidential spokesman Major General Rashid Qureshi was among
the four injured officers who were evacuated to hospital in
Muzaffarabad, he said, adding that the pilot remained unhurt in the
crash landing.
Arshad disclosed that the ill-fated helicopter was following the
helicopter of Musharraf who reached his destination eventually.
Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz were scheduled to
visit the earthquake-hit Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and North West
Frontier Province on the second anniversary of the devastating
earthquake in October 2005.
(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2007)
