PAF Mirage Fighter Jet crashed near Shorkot, Pilot ejected safely

JHANG: A trainer jet of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed near Shorkot,district Jhang of Punjab, said PAF spokesperson on Friday.

The Mirage jet was on a training mission, when it crashed near Shorkot,Jhang. The pilot of the aircraft remained safe, while no human or financialloss was reported.

Meanwhile, the Air Headquarters has constituted a committee to find out thecauses behind the jet crash incident.

Back in year 2018, a trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) hadcrashed while landing at the Peshawar Air Base, killing two pilots.

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According to a PAF spokesperson, the aircraft crashed when it was returningfrom a routine training mission. Two pilots of the aircraft were martyredin the accident.

“Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF FT-7PG trainer aircraft,while recovering from a routine operational training mission, crashedduring landing at Peshawar Air Base,” a statement issued by the PAF hadsaid and added “Rescue operation is in progress.”