MULTAN: An army helicopter crashed near here on Wednesday night and its two pilots were killed.

Major Yasin and Captain Murtaza of 404 Aviation 33 Squadron were on a routine mission when their Cobra chopper lost contact with Multan air traffic control.

According to sources, there were three cobras on a routine mission and one of them crashed inside the base near Tekri Post.

They said the chopper crashed because of technical reasons.

Published in Dawn, June 26th, 2014