Pakistan Air Force mirage fighter jet crashes, pilot killed
The pilot was killed while trying to steer away the aircraft from residential localities.
Karachi
: A Mirage fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force crashed in Karachi today while on a routine training flight, killing the pilot.
The French-made fighter jet took off from Masroor Base and crashed during flight at Musharraf colony, about 16 km from Karachi, a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) spokesman said.
The pilot was killed while trying to steer away the aircraft from residential localities, he said.
-"The flight was on a routine training mission when it crashed. Orders have been issued for an inquiry into the crash,-" he said.
Police said the aircraft crashed near Musharraf colony which is close to the Masroor airbase in Karachi. -"It crashed at a desolate spot so there was no casualties or damage on ground,-" the official said.
Rescue teams have reached the site of the crash.
In September, a PAF fighter jet had crashed and its pilot killed in the country's northwestern Khyber agency bordering Afghanistan.
Last year, a double-seat version of F-7PG PAF fighter jet, which was on a routine training mission, caught fire and crashed near Mastung district of Balochistan province.