STAFF REPORTER
ISLAMABAD A Pakistan Army aircraft, Mashshak, crashed on Monday near Gujrat during a routine training mission, according to the military’s media wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations said Major Umer, an instructor pilot, and Lieutenant Faizan, a student pilot, were martyred during the crash. “Major Umer, a resident of Gujrat, 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
