Pakistani fighter aircraft crashes, pilot dies
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, April 5, IRNA
Pakistan-Fighter Plane Crash
A pilot of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was killed when a fighter plane crashed in eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, a PAF statement said.
The F-7 Fighter aircraft was on a routine operational training mission, when it crashed near the town of Dhok Pathan, some 80 kilometers northwest of Islamabad, the statement said
No loss of civilian life or property has been reported on ground, it said.
The crash apparently occurred due to technical malfunction.
A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident, the statement said.
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