E-Paper | June 11, 2026

PAF aircraft crashes in Karachi

Published April 21, 2006
comments
Whatsapp Channel
Add Dawn as a trusted source
Google Preferred Source

KARACHI, April 20: A Pakistan Air Force Mirage aircraft crashed near the PAF Base Masroor on Thursday morning. According to a PAF announcement, the aircraft was on a routine operational training mission.

However, both pilots of the aircraft ejected safely, the PAF said adding that no loss of life or property had been reported on ground.

According to the PAF, the crash apparently occurred due to technical malfunction.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by the Air Headquarters to determine the cause of the accident.—APP

Our readers are at the heart of everything we do.
Do you have a thought to share or a way we can improve? We’d love to hear it. Reach out to us at feedback@dawn.com.
Newspaper

Read more

Most Popular

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Latest Stories

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....
Dawn News English Podcasts
Subscribe