Punjab Rangers helicopter crashes; two dead

Rescue teams have been dispatched to the crash site. — Photo by AFP

ISLAMABAD: A helicopter with the head of the provincial paramilitary force on board crashed in eastern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least two people , military officials said.
Four military officials, including Major-General Mohammad Nawaz, director general of the Punjab Rangers, were on board the helicopter when it crashed into Indus River in eastern Pakistan.
The helicopter crashed in the Indus River near the town of Kot Sultan Bhakri.
“Two bodies have been recovered but they have not yet been identified,” a military official said.
Another official said the helicopter was flying in bad weather, adding that the cause of the crash was being investigated.