KARACHI: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft crashed in Gadap area of Karachi on Friday and the pilot was killed, according to officials.

“A Mirage aircraft, while on a routine night operational training mission, crashed 30 miles from Karachi near Gadap area,” said a PAF spokesperson.

The pilot, Squadron Leader Tanvir Ahmed, embraced martyrdom.

No loss of civilian life and property was reported.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by the Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident, said the official statement.

Published in Dawn, November 22th, 2014

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