Pakistan, June 16 -- Two pilots Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi of Pakistan Navy on Monday embraced martyrdom, when a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) training aircraft crashed near Mardan. The military's media wing said a board of inquiry has been constituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of accident.

"Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the services chiefs and all Ranks Pakistan Armed Forces express deep grief over the tragic loss of precious lives and extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families," the Inter Services Public Relations said.

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