Peshawar: Two Pakistan Air Force personnel were reported missing after a trainer aircraft crashed into the Indus river in the country's northwest on Wednesday, officials said.
The Mushak aircraft came down near Chota Lahore in Swabi district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The cause of the crash could not immediately be ascertained.
Security forces launched a search operation for the pilot and co-pilot. Divers were despatched to the site of the crash.
"The pilot and co-pilot are missing and we have informed (the rescue service)," Mr Saeed said.
The Mushak aircraft came down near Chota Lahore in Swabi district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The cause of the crash could not immediately be ascertained.
Security forces launched a search operation for the pilot and co-pilot. Divers were despatched to the site of the crash.
"The pilot and co-pilot are missing and we have informed (the rescue service)," Mr Saeed said.
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