Pakistan Air Force plane crashes in Mardan

MARDAN: A training aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has crashed near Takht Bhai in Mardan on Wednesday.

The plane was on a routine training mission while the incident took place. The pilots ejected themselves successfully from the plane before it hit the ground. No report of financial or physical loss was received, said the spokesperson of the PAF.

Moreover, a board of inquiry has been ordered by the Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.

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On Feb 7, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft had crashed near Shorkot city in Punjab, a PAF spokesperson had said.

Mirage place was on a routine operational training mission, he had said in a statement. “The pilot safely ejected and no loss of life or property had been reported on the ground,” the spokesman had added.