Islamabad: A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during the rehearsals on Wednesday morning for a Pakistan Day air show and parade.
“Wing Commander Noman Akram embraced martyrdom in the crash,” an air force spokesman told Reuters by telephone.
He was the only pilot in the aircraft, the spokesman said.
“Rescue teams have been dispatched towards the site of the crash,” the statement said, adding that “a board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident”, Reuters quoted.
