Pakistan air force jet crashes, killing pilot

A Pakistan air force jet crashed Friday in eastern Punjab province, killing the pilot, a military spokesman said.

The French-made Mirage aircraft went down near the town of Sargodha, where the air force has a base, after experiencing technical problems, said Cmdr. Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan.

Authorities have ordered an inquiry into the crash, he said.

A number of Pakistan air force planes have crashed in recent years, some of them deadly and blamed on technical problems.

Last month, a Cessna T-37 plane belonging to the air force crashed in northwestern Pakistan, killing its pilot.

Fonte: The Associated Press