A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) F-7 fighter aircraft crashed near Kalur Kot, Bhakkar on Monday due to technical malfunction, but its pilot, Flying Officer Nida remained safe. According to a PAF statement, the aircraft was on a routine operational training mission when it developed a technical malfunction. The pilot ejected safely and there was no loss of life or property, it added. A board of inquiry has been ordered by air headquarters to investigate the cause of accident.