Two pilots martyred as PAF aircraft crashes in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Two pilots were martyred when a training aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crash-landed at the Peshawar Air Base on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the PAF in a statement issued to the media said that the FT-7PG trainer aircraft of 17 Squadron crash-landed at the airbase after returning from a routine operational training mission.

"The 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 the Peshawar Air Base," the statement said.