1988 C-130 Hercules Crash In Pakistan

A senior official has said that the death of former Pakistani dictator General Zia-ul-Haq in a mysterious plane crash in 1988 was not due to any technical fault. "It was not a technical problem," Investigator Naseem Ahmad said in response to a question at a workshop on Thursday regarding the crash of a C-130 Hercules military aircraft in 1988 that killed Gen Zia, US Ambassador Arnold Raphel and over two dozen senior military officers. Since the crash, there have been many conspiracy theories about the cause. Many people in Pakistan believe foreign intelligence agencies were involved

Pakistani Army Helicopter Crash

A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed yesterday in the country’s northwest, killing three generals and five other soldiers. The aircraft went down in South Waziristan, a area that has been the scene of intense fighting between Pakistani forces and armed rebels. Initial reports indicated the crash occurred due to a technical fault in the helicopter. The pilot had reported an unspecified technical problem before the crash.