PAF plane crashes near Attock, pilot martyred

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PAF plane crashes near Attock, pilot martyred

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A PAF training plane crashed and its pilot martyred during a training flight near Attock on Monday.

14 November,2011 11:34 am

Rescue teams found dead body of the pilot of PAF training aircraft that crashed near Mansar town at Attock.According to PAF spokesperson, a PAF jet aircraft, while on a routine training mission, crashed due to technical malfunction near Attock. The pilot was fatally injured.According to sources, the body of Squadron Leader Hussain was recovered some three kilometers from the crash site.A regimental centre of the Pakistan Army known as A.K Regimental Center is also located at Mansar Camp besides Mansar, a small town in Attock district.PAF authorities dispatched helicopters and rescue teams to the incident site which searched for plane’s debris and pilot’s deadbody, reports said.Fire was also seen at the mountains where the plane crashed. It was later tackled by area people and rescue teams.No loss of civilian life or property has been reported on ground, according to PAF spokesperson.A board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of accident, the spokesperson said.