Wife of Malaysian ambassador to Pakistan died in helicopter crash

Wife of High Commissioner to Pakistan, Datin Habibah Mahmud, was among the six who were killed when a helicopter crashed ridden on a school in northern Pakistan. -AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of High Commissioner to Pakistan, Datin Habibah Mahmud, was among the six who were killed when a helicopter crashed ridden on a school in northern Pakistan.

Reported no students in the school when the incident because it was closed.

According to official reports the military authorities, too, are in the helicopter is the wife of the ambassador of Indonesia, Ambassador Leiding H.Larsen Norway, Philippines Ambassador D. Lucenario Jr. and two army pilots.

Nahas was also confirmed by Pakistan Army spokesman Asim Bajwa via his Twitter page.

MI-11 helicopter was carrying 11 foreign VIPs and six Pakistanis.

According to witnesses, the helicopter crashed into the school building during an emergency landing. However, the cause of the crash is still unknown.

Wisma Putra contacted Astro AWANI informed it was still trying to get confirmation.

Habibah, who was the wife of Datuk Dr Hasrul Sani Sheikh, was accompanying the convoy carrying three helicopters delegation of foreign diplomats and aid to Gilgit, Pakistan in restive Kashmir.