KARACHI, May 11: A Pakistani fighter jet crashed in the south of the country on Friday while on routine training flight, an air force official said, but the pilot ejected safely and there were no casualties on the ground.

The Mirage-V plane took off from the Pakistan Air Force’s Masroor Base in Karachi and crashed near the town of Sonmiani in southwestern Balochistan, PAF spokesman Squadron Leader Mohammad Nadeem said.

“The pilot ejected successfully and safely,” the spokesman said. The cause of the accident in Sonmiani, located around 50km west of Karachi, would be determined after investigation, he added.

No loss of civilian life or property was reported on the ground.—AFP