Pakistan: PAF mirage jet crashes, pilot killed
File picture of a Pakistani air force Mirage III aircraft in Azraq, Jordan in 2010. - U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Harris/Rel
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Mirage fighter jet on Tuesday crashed here while on a routine training flight, killing the pilot, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reports.
The French-made fighter jet took off from Masroor Base and crashed during flight at Musharraf colony, about 16km from here, a PAF spokesman said.
The pilot was killed while trying to steer away the aircraft from residential localities, he said.
"The flight was on a routine training mission when it crashed due to unknown reason. Orders have been issued for an inquiry into the crash," he said in a statement.
According to the statement, the pilot ejected but sustained fatal injuries and died.
Police said the aircraft crashed near Musharraf colony which is close to the Masroor airbase in Karachi.
"It crashed at a desolate spot so there was no casualties or damage on ground," the official said.
Rescue teams have reached the site of the crash.
The crash is the latest deadly accident to hit Pakistan's powerful military.
In September, a PAF fighter jet had crashed and its pilot killed in the northwestern Khyber agency bordering Afghanistan. --BERNAMA
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