PAF pilot safe after aircraft crashes near Mardan

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot was reported to be safe after a trainer aircraft crashed near Mardan, said a PAF spokesperson on Wednesday.

According to a press release, the PAF trainer aircraft crashed on a routine training mission near Takht Bhai. The press release clarified that the pilot had safely ejected out of the aircraft. “A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident,” it added.

This is the second time in less than a week that a training aircraft of the PAF crashed near Shorkot city of Punjab’s Jhang district on Friday last.