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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed on Wednesday in a parade ground in the capital, Islamabad, killing the pilot as he was rehearsing for a Pakistan Day air show, the air force said.
Amateur video footage showed the US-built aircraft appearing to lose control and nose-diving before it hit the ground and caught fire.
“Wing Commander Noman Akram embraced martyrdom in the crash,” an air force spokesman told Reuters by telephone.