
伊斯兰堡 — — 巴基斯坦军方周一表示,巴基斯坦陆军一架训练飞机在巴基斯坦西南部坠毁,造成两名飞行员死亡。
ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani army training aircraft crashed in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing both pilots, the military said.
军方称,该架PAC MFI-17 Mushshak型飞机在俾路支省纳万基利镇附近因技术故障坠毁,未透露更多细节。
The military attributed the crash of a PAC MFI-17 Mushshak plane near the town of Nawan Killi in Balochistan province to a technical fault. It gave no further details.
总统阿西夫·阿里·扎尔达里和总理谢赫巴兹·谢里夫向遇难飞行员家属表示慰问。
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif offered condolences to the pilots’ families.
巴基斯坦训练任务中的飞机坠毁事件时有发生。当局很少公布事故原因的细节,坠机调查报告也不向公众发布。6月份,巴基斯坦西北部一架空军飞机在例行训练中坠毁,同样导致两名飞行员死亡。
Plane crashes during training missions are relatively common in Pakistan. Authorities rarely release details of the causes and crash investigation reports are not made public. In June, an air force plane crashed during routine training in northwestern Pakistan, killing both pilots.