Pakistan Air Force jet crashes

Article Posted on : - Oct 20, 2011

An unrelated photo of Mirage. Photo: Pak Air Force.

ISLAMABAD (PTI): A Pakistan Air Force pilot was killed when a Mirage-V jet crashed during a routine training flight in Balochistan province on Wednesday, a spokesman said.

The jet crashed due to a technical malfunction near Uthal in the southwestern province.

No loss of civilian life or property on the ground was reported, the spokesman said.

The air Headquarters ordered an inquiry to determine the cause of the accident, he said.

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