Islamabad: A small aircraft for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed during a routine training exercise at the Peshawar Air Base on Tuesday, killing two pilots on board.
There were no reports of casualties on the ground.
"Pakistan Air Force reports with regret that a PAF FT-7PG trainer aircraft while recovering from a routine operational training mission crashed during landing at Peshawar Air Base. Rescue operation is in progress," the air force said in a statement after the incident.
Official sources said the aircraft crashed near the customs landing runway. It is believed that the plane crashed due to a technical fault, Pakistan's Geo News reported.
An emergency was declared at the airport after the incident. However, airport sources said the rescue staff managed to douse the flames and clear the runway.
