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Pakistan Army aircraft Mushaq crashed,pilot martyred
GUJARAT: A Pakistan Army aircraft Mushaq crashed on Monday near Gujarat during a routine training mission, according to the military's media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Major Umer, an instructor pilot, and Lieutenant Faizan, a student pilot, were martyred during the crash.
"Major Umer, a resident of Gujarat, and Lieutenant Fiazan, a resident of Kalar Kahar, Chakwal, embraced shahadat," the ISPR statement said.
Major Umer is survived by a wife, the statement added.
On March 23, a Pakistan Airforce F-16 aircraft crashed near Shakarparian in Islamabad during rehearsals for the Pakistan Day Parade.
Wing Commander Nauman Akram was martyred in the crash.
Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa had paid tribute to the martyr and said: "Laying one’s life is the ultimate sacrifice one can make for defence of the motherland. May his soul rest in peace. My thoughts and sincere prayers for the bereaved family.”
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