During the preparation for the parade down F-16 fighters of the Air Forces of Pakistan. The parade is held annually 23 Martha, when the country celebrates the Day of Pakistan.
On the fall of a military aircraft according to the publication The Express Tribune.
The incident occurred in the area Shakarparyan in Islamabad. fallen, the plane caught fire.
Near this place is the hill, where the set "Stone Flower" – monument to the struggle for the independence of Pakistan.
Pilot Noman Ali Şaxid, control the fighter jet during a training flight, died. earlier it was reported, he managed to eject and survive, but then Pakistani military confirmed his death.
Information about the devastation at the crash site and the victims are still unknown. There are now rescue services, doctors and operational staff. is being investigated, which sets the causes of the disaster.
F-16 fighter jet is a major Air Force Pakistan. In this country, he is armed with a 80-ies of the last century. Since then, he has repeatedly been subjected to modernization. In recent years, this was the third military plane crash in Pakistan. One of the previous cases, and ended with the death of the pilot.
