Two pilots dead as PAF aircraft crashes at Peshawar airbase

Two pilots dead as PAF aircraft crashes at Peshawar airbase

Peshawar (Staff Report): At least two pilots lost their lives as a training aircraft of Pakistan Air Forces (PAF) crashed at Peshawar airport on Tuesday.

According to a press statement by the PAF, the FT-7PG trainer aircraft crashed while recovering from a routine operational training mission during landing.

The PAF has confirmed the death of the two pilots.

Official sources said the aircraft crashed around 11:40am near the customs landing runway at the Bacha Khan International Airport. It is believed that the plane crashed due to technical glitches.