MUZAFFARABAD: Pakistani soldiers offered funeral prayers on Thursday over the coffins of security personnel killed in a helicopter crash that left no survivors in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Soldiers in military fatigues joined dozens of local residents at the ceremony in the city of Muzaffarabad, where around 20 coffins were draped in Pakistani flags, according to an AFP journalist. The army helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday due to a technical fault, the military said.

Pakistan's military says an army MI-17 helicopter has crashed due to a technical fault in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, killing all military personnel on board.

ISPR says a board of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact technical cause of the accident.

A Pakistan Army Aviation Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad on Wednesday shortly after take-off due to a technical fault, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations…

All crew members dead after technical fault during take-off