BEIJING: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the investigations into the cause of the crash are underway and informed that we are in touch with the United Nations.
In a message on Twitter FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi wrote, “I salute the officers and soldiers in charge of the peace mission who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.”
I salute the ultimate sacrifice made by 6 ???????? troops in the line of peacekeeping duties, martyred during crash of helicopter deployed with UN Stabilization Mission in DR Congo. I extend deepest condolences to their families. We are in touch with UN to establish cause of crash.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) March 30, 2022
In a tweet, the foreign minister said that our officers were martyred in the UN peace and stability mission in Congo. I have deep sympathy for his family. “The United Nations has been contacted to investigate the helicopter crash,” he noted.
Earlier, a Pakistan Army helicopter crashed in a UN peacekeeping mission in Congo, killing eight people, including officers and soldiers.
Read more: Six Pakistani UN peacekeepers martyred in Congo helicopter crash
According to ISPR, a tragic incident took place in the African country of Congo yesterday where a PUMA helicopter crashed while undertaking a reconnaissance mission in Congo. As per the Pakistan Army Public Relations Department, 8 officers of the peace mission including 6 officers and men of the Pakistan Army were martyred in the accident.
The martyrs of the Pakistan Army include Lieutenant Colonel Asif, Major Saad, Assistant Pilot Major Faizan Ali, Deputy Subedar Samiullah Khan, Hawaldar Muhammad Ismail, Crew Chief Muhammad Jamil.
