New Delhi, June 15 -- A Pakistan Air Force trainer aircraft crashed on Monday (local time) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing both pilots on board.

The military said the aircraft was on a routine training sortie when it crashed near Mardan. Both pilots, Flight Lieutenant Muhammad Qasim Abdullah of the Pakistan Air Force and Lieutenant Taha Abbasi of the Pakistan Navy, were killed in the accident.

Islamabad's Air Headquarters has constituted a board of inquiry to determine the cause of the crash.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, the service chiefs of Pakistan, and all ranks of the Pakistan Armed Forces expressed grief over the loss of life and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the statement said.

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