Pilot dies as PAF fighter jet crashes in Khyber Agency
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PESHAWAR: A flight lieutenant of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) died in an air crash in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on Saturday.
Flight Lieutenant Omer Shahzad was flying F-7PG when the aircraft encountered a technical fault and crashed, said a statement issued by the PAF.
An investigation into the crash has been launched by the air force.
During his training, Shehzad was awarded "Sword of Honour" in upon best performance at PAF Academy Risalpur.
In November last year, a double-seat version of F-7PG, also known as the FT-7PGs, crashed near Kundian, Mianwali in which female fighter pilot Marium Muktiar died. The incident took place during a training mission.
Marium is the PAF’s first woman pilot to die while on duty.
F-7PGs were first inducted in the PAF in 2002 as a replacement for F-6, which were then de-commissioned. The trainer FT-7PGs came later.
The PAF had previously operated F-7Ps.
About seven or eight F-7PGs/FT-7PGs have been lost during the 13 years in service. The PAF has more than 50 of the Chinese-made aircraft in its fleet.
The losses of F-7PGs/FT-7PGs in air crashes are within limit, aviation experts say.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:08pm
RIP! Ameen
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Sep 24, 2016 04:08pm
Tragic, my heart goes out to Umar Shehzad's family. RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 04:11pm
RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:13pm
RIP...
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Sep 24, 2016 04:17pm
Request to Air Cheif Marshall please underground F7 aircrafts.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:21pm
Is this plane is even not equipped with basic ejection seat..at least pilot live could have been saved
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Sep 24, 2016 04:25pm
Russian warplanes are not reliable when compaired to American or french on safety standard who better knows than india forget about chinese ones they are new in race.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:27pm
Very sad news.RIP & condolences from a proud Indian kashmiri to Pakistan.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:28pm
Unfortunate death. RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 04:35pm
Both the Russian and Chinese machines are of poor quality. Russian might be little better.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:34pm
RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:34pm
Are the pilot's ordered to die with their aircraft ? No ejection system ? Are these pilots flying some kind of "experimental" aircraft?
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Sep 24, 2016 04:37pm
Very sad. RIP, Pakistan needs to upgrade it aging airforce fleet. If US is not willing to give us the F-16s, we should look somewhere else.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:40pm
Those who are asking about ejection system, please consider accidents can happen any where any time regardless what precautions you have. So pls dont make conspiracy in eveything.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:44pm
RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:45pm
To all those who are complaining about the failure to eject: Pilots are trained to make sure plane safely crashes away from the population. That leaves the pilot with no choice but to stay in the plane and try to steer it away for people's safety. Thats what may have happened here. I think the F7P is the Chinese remake of Mig-21 which on the other side of the border is dubbed as a flying coffin. The plane is almost 40 years old and must be grounded. Lot of Indian pilots have lost their lives too.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:47pm
Very sad incident, Proper investigation to be made and root cause must be identified.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:46pm
Very very sad :-(. May his soul rest in janna. Ameen.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:48pm
RIP, please eject before it's too late. You are the precious gems of a great and one of the world's best professional air force and Pakistani nation is proud of you.
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Sep 24, 2016 04:50pm
in india russian made planes crash, but the pilot are t always safe they eject
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Sep 24, 2016 04:52pm
RIP SOLDIER. Prayers with family
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Sep 24, 2016 04:56pm
RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 05:01pm
i respect brave army men be from india or pakistan .he give more importance to the plane to make it workable at last moment for his country.he tries to save the plane from crash for his country .respect his decision and don't try to be smart and stop telling that their is seat ejection botton you know but he dosen't
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Sep 24, 2016 05:02pm
RIP. Unfortunate loss as a Nation weeps. Then, again, this reeks of mismanagement of a fleet of aircraft with a history of faults. Come on guys, this is basic stuff. Get it together.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:04pm
What a great tragedy?
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Sep 24, 2016 05:10pm
I am India but, I feel sad for such tragic lose. India has few old Russian jets which are not reliable too.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:16pm
@Shahryar Shirazi, Indian pilot lost their life coz, they always tried to land those plane away from residential area.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:15pm
Sad. Unfortunate.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:18pm
Love & respect for the Shaheed! Salute to proud son of the soil.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:19pm
Get rid of f7
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Sep 24, 2016 05:22pm
All jets have ejection seats ... If the crush is happening at the crowded area then pilots don't eject to fall the jet freely on ground. They try till last to crash it at safer side n in this many times they losses there lifes.
In other cases if they cannot eject then there must be a problem.
Rip.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:23pm
Sad to hear..
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Sep 24, 2016 05:23pm
RIP to the great soul of soldier.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:27pm
Feel sorry. The pilots of Pakistan and India deserve better planes.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:27pm
He grew up in front of me in PAF base korangi creek. Extremely talented boy indeed it was very sad and tragic. Heartfelt condolence to Uncle Shahzads Family
May his soul rest in Peace
Ameen
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Sep 24, 2016 05:28pm
RIP soldier!!!
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Sep 24, 2016 05:32pm
Sorry to hear this. Each and every life is precious on this earth.
May his mother,father get strength to overcome this grief.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:36pm
Aircraft crashed everywhere. But pilot should not die...they are precious ...RIP brave soldier.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:39pm
RIP soldiers.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:43pm
Very Tragic. May your soul rest in peace mr. Shahzad and prayers for your parents and family.
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Sep 24, 2016 05:42pm
Bad Omen!!!!
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Sep 24, 2016 05:55pm
Sincere condolences from India... We know what a defence warrior and a human life means. RIP!!!
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Sep 24, 2016 06:06pm
Sad to hear that!!!
Consolences from india....
Thats how we are feel for each other
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Sep 24, 2016 06:10pm
@Ajay I totally agree. Pilot could have escaped in time but Pakistan Air Force pilots are taught to risk their lives in order to save innocent lives below on the ground. But in my view it's actually time to jump when staying inside the plane is scarier than pulling the ejection handle. We really need to find a solution To this problem.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:14pm
RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 06:15pm
Sad RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 06:19pm
RIP soldier. Deep condolences from across the border.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:18pm
I always respect the brave soldiers whether they are Indian or Pakistani or from any other country. RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:21pm
RIP God bless your family
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Sep 24, 2016 06:23pm
Chianease? No offence but it's been a long term me since I stopped buying made in China products.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:25pm
These aircrafts are equipped with the Martin-Baker ejection system, American made, one of the best in the world. Often the plane goes into a spinning spiral and the pilot loses consciousness.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:29pm
@Mumbai victims parents ;chinies product are vary poor quality and they wont last!!1
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Sep 24, 2016 06:32pm
RIP human loss can never be compensated the machine can be purchased.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:33pm
The pilot must have waited for the airbags to be deployed automatically.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:37pm
If plane goes spinning Mostly Pilot can lose consciousness which leads to death,and I pray he may rest in Peace
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Sep 24, 2016 06:39pm
Rest In Peace..
from, Indian Hindu
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Sep 24, 2016 06:40pm
my condolence go to his family !!!!
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Sep 24, 2016 06:42pm
Precious life lost ..!
Brave solders lose their life in the line of duty..!
RIP from India ..!
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Sep 24, 2016 06:44pm
RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:52pm
@SB :This aircraft is not chinese it's a russian MIG-21,china manufacturing this under license from russia.
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Sep 24, 2016 06:53pm
Thank you to all Indian for their condolence
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Sep 24, 2016 06:53pm
RIP soldier...
I saw many comments here from india as well..we all give importance to human life,,but still some elements from both sides talk about nuclear war..may God give these element sm sense..
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Sep 24, 2016 06:59pm
Very sad.. value of a human life is so precious, whether it is of a Pakistani or and Indian..
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Sep 24, 2016 06:58pm
There is no Chinese jet in true sense. All JFs use either Russian or American engines.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:01pm
Saddened by the death of an enterprising and brave young Pakistani soldier.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:09pm
So sad
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Sep 24, 2016 07:15pm
May his soul rest in peace..
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Sep 24, 2016 07:18pm
@Shahryar Shirazi mig21 is not bad plane. Its maintenace is bad due to spares scarcity.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:21pm
Very sad news...RIP bro
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Sep 24, 2016 07:22pm
These pilots die when they work to avoid collateral damage.. not because they ejection seats are defective.
A real hero.. RIP!
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Sep 24, 2016 07:25pm
Very Sad.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:24pm
What is wrong with the world even. I mean reading the comments should be an eye opener for anyone that people on both sides of borders are peaceful. My friends live in India. I wish I could visit them in Jammu, Dehli, Mumbai but its so saddened to see. If everyone wants peace then who is responsible for this mess. My indian friends how your media together with your government proves that pakistan is terrorist state. Similarly, Pakistan government and Pakistan media also show proves that India is terrorist.
Trust me we are not a nation shown in Media and Bollywood. If you will visit Pakistan you wont even find a difference between Mumbai and Karachi. Dehli and Lahore , Kashmir and Kashmir, Rajistan and Interior Sindh.
Pakistan and India can equally benefit from each other. We are also producers and manufacturers of various goods like India. Imagine our exchange by roads DIRECTLY. No border restrictions like US and Canada.
In Dubai, Canada, US,UK we live together,eat together.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:27pm
@Rahat, Indian kashmiri Agreed, loss of a life at its peak is indeed a sad event for all humanity.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:29pm
Thank you pilot :)
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Sep 24, 2016 07:28pm
@Asif : There was a time not long ago, same was said about Japanese products.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:28pm
How a technical snag occurred despite clearance given to fly. Planes can be bought again but once life goes never comes back. My full sympathy to all Umar's near and dear ones. RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:29pm
Get rid of these planes!
My heart goes out to his family!
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Sep 24, 2016 07:35pm
Accidents happen and are sad. The crash and its reason need to be investigated thoroughly. If there is an issue then we need to solve it. After all we lose our precious human resource as a consequence. May the pilot rest in peace.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:37pm
@DV yes, thats what my point is (was)
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Sep 24, 2016 07:39pm
@Salman
Thanks Salman ..on the dot
Really appreciate your views.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:42pm
RIP. Very sad to to know about the death of this brave young pilot. Ejected or no ejected,
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Sep 24, 2016 07:46pm
Heartfelt condolences.
RIP.
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Sep 24, 2016 07:45pm
RIP, my brother!
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Sep 24, 2016 07:48pm
Rip
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Sep 24, 2016 08:00pm
R.I.P..........How ironical. Reading this news made me felt bad, but their are people on both sides of border who think of war. Thousands like him will loose their lives from both the countries in case of war. May there never be a war. May peace prevails.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:06pm
RIP Soldier..
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Sep 24, 2016 08:18pm
@Salman Take everybody on table and sincerely find a solution acceptable to the people of valley on both sides, India and Pakistan. But please stop this menace. The truth is common people in both countries are more alike than being different and the general public is suffering because of ill policies of both the nation.Rip the Brave.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:18pm
@Tahir
Good news for us.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:22pm
THE WHOLE NATION SALUTE YOU SIR.CONDOLENCES WITH YOUR FAMILY....REST IN PEACE BROTHER
ZEALOT...
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Sep 24, 2016 08:22pm
Deeply saddened at the loss of such an young and bright person. Let Almighty Bestow His Divine Grace on him.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:21pm
Outdated fighter planes are handed over to our brave son. Please upgrade them to at least Chinese planes.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:23pm
My heart goes out to the family of the young pilot. May God rest his soul in peace. Ameen.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:28pm
@Shahryar Shirazi I agree with you.
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Sep 24, 2016 08:36pm
RIP brave man
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Sep 24, 2016 09:22pm
RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 09:40pm
@Mumbai victims parents , Thank you
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Sep 24, 2016 09:43pm
A life is s life. Respect and condolences from India.
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Sep 24, 2016 09:44pm
So sorry for the pilots life, Condolences for the sad family.
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Sep 24, 2016 09:47pm
RIP martyr! Salute!!
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Sep 24, 2016 09:48pm
Every now and then I come across in the news about accidents which involve F-16, F-18, Mirage aircrafts and pilots being killed. PAF has been flying F-7 since the mid 80's and has close to 200 F-7 in its inventory , F-7 is PAF workhorse and over the years with many improvement added to it, F-7 has evolved as a very effective support aircraft it is much better then IAF Mig 21s. In conclusion safety of an aircraft is judged by the number hours flown vs number of accidents occurred.
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Sep 24, 2016 09:52pm
Sincere condolences...
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Sep 24, 2016 09:58pm
RIP Youngman. May God bless your soul and give strength to your loved ones to bear this irreparable loss.
- Make peace no war
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Sep 24, 2016 10:20pm
My deepest condolences... After all soldier is soldier
- Sanjay ( Indian )
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Sep 24, 2016 10:23pm
RIP. Death is a tragedy.. and its equally tragic on either side of the border.
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Sep 24, 2016 10:30pm
My heart goes out the family. May God gives his family eternal patience.
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Sep 24, 2016 10:39pm
He was a real star of Pakistan
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Sep 24, 2016 10:40pm
Too young to die.. May his soul rest in peace
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Sep 24, 2016 10:47pm
The name of the game is taking risks in life to survive and excel. Sometimes the risks as a part of job can be fatal. We all go through that every day whether we bike bus or drive to work. We see accidents everyday and are glad to be come home alive with the family. Never forget, we all came to this world to go back, some early some later. May Omer Shahzad's soul rest in peace and May the family have strength to stand up to this tragedy.
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Sep 24, 2016 11:06pm
RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 11:09pm
sad news.
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Sep 24, 2016 11:14pm
PAF needs to investigate this matter thoroughly, as young pilots have been killed previously in similar planes crashes.
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Sep 24, 2016 11:15pm
RIP.. Pleased to see so many condolences coming from India.. This is the right way to move forward and co-exist for both the nations. We must not let go of respect and compassion towards each other in any circumstances.
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Sep 24, 2016 11:50pm
@mandeep singh i agree with you....RIP
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Sep 24, 2016 11:52pm
@Salman rightly said....i also have many friends from india....and i love how they think positively about pakistan...not like modi and nawaz....I respect india and ita citicens.....and i know more then 80% indians feel same ways for pakistani citezenz.....
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Sep 24, 2016 11:56pm
loss is not returnable for pak army....but today i feel very happy to see many positive indian friends...except for those who are still trying to sell american, russian and chinese product....instead of making one voice for peace.....because peace is solition for humanity.....
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Sep 25, 2016 12:06am
May his soul rest in peace.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:16am
@Vikram Love to you dost all the lives are sacred.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:23am
These F-7s are in the process of being phased out and replaced with JF-17. Sooner the better.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:35am
Young lad. Not his age to die. I have almost never heard any kid from politician's family joining armed forces. Only if there had been examples, these planes would be better maintained and declared end-of-life at the right timing. RIP soldier. Respect from India.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:46am
RIP. These people should become a permanent part of our history books.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:55am
I am an Indian but I would not celebrate because irrespective of our political differences we are part and parcel of the same humanity.RIP
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Sep 25, 2016 12:58am
In Memoriam
For a second you were flying
Like you always wanted to
Now you’ll fly forever
In skies of azure blue
We’ll see your smile in every ray
Of sunshine after rain
And hear the echo of your laughter
Over all the pain
The world’s a little quieter now
The colours have lost their hue
The birds are singing softly
And our hearts are missing you
Each time we see a little cloud
Or a rainbow soaring high
We’ll think of you and gently
Wipe a tear from our eye
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Sep 25, 2016 01:34am
Very sad. RIP Braveheart. Condolences to his family.
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Sep 25, 2016 01:35am
RIP this is a great loss for
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Sep 25, 2016 03:26am
RIP
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Sep 25, 2016 04:03am
I really appreciate the Indian comments here. We are naturally friends not enemies...I don't know how we can end up all the mess. Respect all the Indian comments and sincerely wish we could live as friendly neighbours who care for each other. The potential we have together is second to none.
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Sep 25, 2016 04:50am
RIP my solider...
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Sep 25, 2016 05:53am
RIP
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Sep 25, 2016 05:59am
RIP Flt Lt. God bless the soul of all our martyrs. Inquiry must be made to determine what happened. Flight safety and pilots are things you can't put a price on.
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Sep 25, 2016 07:55am
It is sad. My heart goes to the parents. They must have felt so proud when he received the " Sword of honour" as the best cadet. Its a great achievement. Personal loss to family cannot be measured..its just sad..
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Sep 25, 2016 07:58am
Martyrdom is regardless, but never to be criticized.
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Sep 25, 2016 08:02am
Great Pakistani airforce
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Sep 25, 2016 09:01am
R.I.P
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Sep 25, 2016 11:46am
Replace all these F7.jf17 is the best plane pakistan has right now.f16 is nothing.we need to initiate production of jf17 with fast pace with BVR,HMD and AESA.earlier crash took place in gujrawala then mariam mukhtar plane crashed in kundian mianwali.and now this.all were f7.PAF must seriously think about it.
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Sep 25, 2016 12:19pm
Umar Shahzad; The nation salutes you!
You laid your life in the line of duty, serving and vowing to protect our dear Homeland! You are a Martyr and thus remain alive forever!
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Sep 25, 2016 12:58pm
Great loss. No words can express. He was sword of honour. We must know the reason.
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Sep 25, 2016 04:35pm
We lost our great warrior a boy with Sword of Honor. I request to Air Cheif Marshall please ground all F7 aircrafts. They are terrible and we don't need to waste our talented blood.
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Sep 25, 2016 05:07pm
@The end is near All pilots world over are taught to save civilians life.Having said that, ppl like him should be celebrated as heros. RIP you great soul, who sacrificed himself for his fellow countrymen.
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Sep 26, 2016 01:34am
F7s are an outdated piece of junk and need to be trashed at the earliest
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Sep 26, 2016 04:41am
so much for made in china !!!
whatever happened to bailout training during the aircraft malfunction? I suppose there is an ejection mechanism, cause if there is none, we ought to rethink the definition of combat aircraft.
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Sep 26, 2016 06:25am
A Shaheed who gave his life to his country. May Allh sot give him a place in Jannat.
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Sep 26, 2016 07:14am
RIP.
Ameen.
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Sep 26, 2016 07:16am
What a waste of human life! Who knows what he was thinking in that split second; saving others lives or his! Condolence from India!
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Sep 26, 2016 07:38am
RIP brother you made us all proud..Ameen Sum Ameen
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Sep 26, 2016 09:30am
RIP.
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Sep 26, 2016 09:33am
RIP, the F-7 should be decommissioned from service as they are old and accident prone or sold of to poor countries. PAF should really look into modifying its fleet as our rivals are doing so.
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Sep 26, 2016 09:39am
@Salman Hope things will get better between our governments one day. As a people Indians and Pakistanis are no different.
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Sep 26, 2016 09:42am
RIP..
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Sep 26, 2016 09:51am
It is very tragic and very unfortunate to lose an excellent officer due to a technical fault in the aircraft. What have been the findings of technical faults in the previous such accidents. What measures has PAF taken to avoid such unfortunate accidents.
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Sep 26, 2016 09:59am
For people wondering about ejection seat please know that PAF uses high quality and extremely expensive MB seats on all their F-7PGs. The cost of above mentioned seat is almost same as of F-7 itself
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Sep 26, 2016 10:06am
Rest in Peace. Ameen.
Please make sure we have the jets in A-one condition not too loose such bright officers.
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Sep 26, 2016 10:20am
War is old men talking and young men dying...
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Sep 26, 2016 10:19am
Very sad...heart goes out seeing this young man...relying on chinese planes...is biggest mistake, chinese does't even have the technicality to built cars and bikes...how could they make planes...
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Sep 26, 2016 10:24am
May his soul rest in peace. Very saddening, passing out with Sword of Honor from PAF Academy is no joke. I have no ambiguities regard PAF yet this issue should be very critically looked into.
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Sep 26, 2016 10:42am
RIP chinese manufacturing industries as well.
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Sep 26, 2016 10:45am
Comments from both sides shows that still there is Light for Humanity & Peace. Most people of both sides wants to live in peace, but some people on both side wants anonymity for the shake of their livelihood
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Sep 26, 2016 12:04pm
RIP....I am India but, I feel sad for this brave soldier.
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Sep 26, 2016 01:44pm
RIP
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Sep 26, 2016 02:36pm
RIP. My heartfelt condolences to the brave PAF pilot's family.. But I felt sad after reading this quotation.." About seven or eight F-7PGs/FT-7PGs have been lost during the 13 years in service. The PAF has more than 50 of the Chinese-made aircraft in its fleet."
It's not good for both India and Pakistan , as in the race of more and more war products, we purchased low quality of product. Similarly India is also suffering from" flying coffin" of Russia. We should avoid these Chinese products..
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Sep 26, 2016 02:56pm
May his soul rest in peace...jai sri RAM...
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