A Pakistani army helicopter crashed Wednesday in the country’s tribal region, killing Maj. Gen. javid Sultan and seven members of his staff- including two other generals- an army spokesman told CNN.
The chopper crashed in South Waziristan, where the Pakistani military is battling al Qaeda and Taliban militants. The cause of the crash, however, is not believed to have been caused by hostile fire, the spokesman said.
Sultan was the top commander in the garrison city of Kohat in Pakistan’s northwest frontier province near the A fghanistan border, the military said.
Others killed in the crash include two brigadiers- which are equivalent to the rank of brigadier general- and a lieutenant colonel. No other names have been released.