<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Six Pakistan servicemen were killed in a helicopter crash in southwestern Pakistan, the  military said Monday, the second deadly chopper incident in just over a month.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The helicopter went down near Khost, a small town in Balochistan province bordering Afghanistan and Iran.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"A helicopter on a flying mission crashed late last night. Six personnel -- including two army majors (both pilots) embraced shahadat(martyrdom) in the crash," the military said in a statement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No further details were given about the cause of the crash or type of aircraft. The area where the helicopter came down has not been hit by recent flooding.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In early August, six Pakistan servicemen including one of the army's top commanders were killed when their helicopter crashed during flood relief operations in Balochistan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fierce monsoon rains have caused devastating flooding in Pakistan this year -- particularly in Sindh and Balochistan provinces.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">More than 1,600 people have died, 323 in Balochistan. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>