PAF aircraft crashes

Published August 14, 2003

ISLAMABAD, Aug 13: An F-7 fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force crashed near Makhad, district Attock, on Wednesday.

According to a press release issued by the Directorate of Public Relations, Pakistan Air Force, the pilot of the aircraft ejected safely.

The aircraft crashed while it was on a routine operational training mission. However, no loss of civilian life or property occurred on ground.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident.—APP