A Pakistan Air Force plane, which was on a routine operational training mission took off from Kamra airbase at 10.30 am today but soon it was crashed in the mountains near Mulla Mansoor area.

The pilot’s body was recovered 1km away from the site of the crash. Initial reports suggested that he was unharmed as he ejected himself from the aircraft before the crash. However, officials have confirmed the pilot’s death.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, however, army and rescue officials approached the area to collect the debris of the plane.

Soon after the incident, heavy contingent of PAF, Coast Guards, police and Levies Force rushed to the site and cordoned off the area and launch an inquiry.

The aircraft crashed along the countryside of the Attock district, near Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- Punjab border.