Two Pakistan Air Force pilots were killed when their training jet crashed at a Peshawar airbase during a routine mission.
The China-made FT-7PG training aircraft was on a routine operational training mission when it suffered the mishap, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said.
Initially, it was said there was no loss of life, but later PAF officials said the pilot and the co-pilot died.
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The cause of the crash was not immediately known and the air force has announced a probe to ascertain it.
However, according to media reports, the plane crashed due to a technical fault.
Smoke was seen rising from the vicinity of the Bacha Khan International Airport and an emergency was declared at the airport after the incident.
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