PAF, Navy pilots martyred in trainer aircraft crash near Mardan: ISPR

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) trainer aircraft on a routine training sortie crashed near Mardan on Monday, martyring both pilots on board, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. According to the military’s media wing, the pilots were identified as Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah of the PAF and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi of the Pakistan Navy. Air Headquarters has constituted a board of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident, the statement said.