India, June 15 -- A Pakistani military training aircraft crashed near Mardan in the country's northwest on Monday, killing both pilots on board. The accident marks the second military aviation disaster in Pakistan in less than a week.

According to a statement issued by the military's media wing, a Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft on a routine training sortie went down near Mardan. The aircraft was carrying two pilots, one from the Air Force and the other from the Navy, both of whom were killed in the crash.

The military did not disclose the type of aircraft involved.

"A board of inquiry has been constituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of the accident," the statement said.

The latest crash comes days after a Pakistan ...