A Pakistan Army Mi-17 helicopter crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. All personnel on board were killed. The Pakistan Army stated the crash was due to a technical fault. A board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the exact cause of the accident. According to Gdelt, the crash occurred shortly after takeoff from a helipad. Rescue and recovery teams immediately reached the crash site, and ambulances arrived to transport the victims to a nearby hospital. Gdelt reported that the crash occurred during an ongoing protest and strike called by the Joint Awami Action Committee, but the military did not suggest any link between the protest and the crash. According to Al Jazeera, there has been a heavy security presence in Muzaffarabad amid protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in recent days. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow over the crash and paid tribute to the military personnel killed, according to Gdelt.