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India-Pakistan
2 pilots martyred as PAF aircraft crashes at Peshawar Air Base
2018-06-27
[DAWN] Two Pakistain Air Force (PAF) pilots were martyred on Tuesday when a trainer aircraft crashed during landing at the Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
Air Base, a PAF spokesperson said.

Wing Commander Umar and Flying Officer Israr bit the dust in the incident, PAF officials confirmed to DawnNewsTV.

The accident, according to the Air Force, took place when the aircraft was returning from a routine training mission.

"Pakistain Air Force reports with regret that a PAF FT-7PG trainer aircraft, while recovering from a routine operational training mission, crashed during landing at Peshawar Air Base," the PAF statement reads.
Guess who didn't pass his qualification flight?
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