PESHAWAR: Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahab Ali Shah confirmed the decision to purchase a new helicopter and said that helicopters are urgently needed for natural disasters and other tasks.
He said that after the helicopter crash in Mohmand, the government has only one helicopter left, so it has decided to purchase another helicopter.
It should be remembered that the helicopter had met with an accident on August 15 during the Bajaur relief operation, in which five crew members, including two pilots, were martyred.
On the other hand, official sources said that the provincial cabinet has approved a special package for the martyrs of the helicopter crash. The families of the martyrs will be given a martyrs’ package equal to that of the police.
The families of the two pilots will be given a package of Rs 22 million, while the heirs of Flight Engineer Saleem will be given Rs 15 million, and the families of the two crew chiefs will be given Rs 10 million each.
According to official sources, all the crew members who died in the accident were contract employees. The pilots included Colonel (retd) Shahid Sultan and Aftab.
According to sources, the heirs of both pilots will be given a martyrs package equal to that of a Scale 19 police officer.
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur said that the helicopter crew sacrificed their lives for others; they are our real heroes, and their sacrifice will be written in golden letters in history.
He further said that the provincial government will not leave the families of the martyrs alone and they will be given a special package.
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