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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Pakistani air force jet fighter crashes

Islamabad : A Pakistani Air Force (PAF) jet fighter crashed Tuesday afternoon in the country's Punjab province, Xinhua reported citing a local TV channel Express.


The accident occurred in Kot Shakir area of Pakistan's Jhang district when a PAF Mirage combat aircraft was on a routine training flight. The pilot lost control following some technical snag, the report quoted a PAF official as saying.

The pilot ejected safely before the plane crashed in a desert area of the district, said the official. IANS