A senior Pakistani army officer is among eight people killed in a helicopter crash in the restive South Waziristan region, the army says.
The army helicopter carrying Maj Gen Javed Sultan crashed because of a technical fault near the Afghan border, an army spokesman told the BBC.
Maj Gen Sultan was in charge of fighting pro Taleban militants in North and South Waziristan.
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The helicopter reportedly came down between the towns of Jandola and Wana at roughly 1440 local time (0940 GMT)
According to the BBC's Syed Shoaib Hasan in Islamabad, the death of Maj Gen Sultan will dent morale among Pakistani troops who have already suffered heavy casualties in the region.
Hours before the crash was reported, Taleban militants based in Pakistan announced a unilateral ceasefire.
Guerrillas loyal to a local pro-Taleban commander, Baitullah Mehsud, have been fighting government forces in the Waziristan region of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province.
(BBC)
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