BALOCHISTAN: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilot was killed when a training aircraft crashed near the mountainous area of Uthal in Lasbela district on Wednesday.
According to official sources, the training aircraft, ‘Mirage’, had developed a technical fault which resulted in the crash. The deceased was identified as Air Commodore Mohammad Asim Paracha and the body was shifted to Karachi.
The plane, which took off from Masrur Airbase in Karachi, caught fire due to the technical fault near Uthal. Officials of the Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Coastguard and Levies as well as police personnel reached the site of the crash, which triggered panic among people living in nearby villages.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2011.
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@Dr Bilal Piracha: Ameen
He was our eldest and the most respected cousin of the family. He always dreamed to be a Fighter pilot and was very happy to be promoted to Wing Cdr. recently. He was leading the formation of three Mirage planes on October 19th at around 10:00 am, with two Sq.leaders in the two planes behind. One of those Sq. leaders was there on his Jazaza. He told our family that Asim told them just a mintue before his Shahadat that the electronic system of plane had failed. They requested him to eject immidiately but he said " No, I would try my best to save the plane" After a couple of seconds when the plane got fire, then the Sq. Ldrs in the following planes shouted again on the transmismitters " Eject now Eject". But it was too late! The plane was upside down , he ejected and the parashute did not open. He embraced Shahadat with all the grace like a Brave Muslim soldier!!! We salute you Wing Cdr. Asim Piracha ! You are our pride ! You are our Hero ! You are alive 'being a Shaheed' but we do not have the power to feel your presence with us! May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus and may Allah grant his parents and all his family with Sabar and the courage to live without him being there and may Allah grant us the Shahadat as well . Ameen !
May Allah grant him heaven, and his family the strength and patience.
no ejection seat???
Wing Commander Asim Paracha Shaheed, you will always be remembered by the PAF and your countrymen. May Allah accepts your shahadat - ameen A great humanbeing and a brave pilot. We salute you. . . !
I love PAF and I love Shahadat.
@Jawad:
You knew this guy?
He was a very very soft spoken ever smiling person. May Allah grant him place in the Heavens.
^ W/C Asim Paracha (98th GDP) not Air Cdre.
The pilot got shahaadat....Inna lillah e wa inna ilaihe raaji'oon
if the pilots survived as the last line suggest then who died along with plane ???