A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) training jet crashed in the early hours of Thursday.

“PAF reports with regret that an F7-PG aircraft crashed near Sargodha while on a training mission,” the PAF said in a statement. “Search and rescue operation is in progress.”

While the pilot, the communiqué added, ejected safely, no loss of civilian life and property was reported.

A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident.

In February, a Shaheen Air Flying Training School aircraft had crashed in Faisalabad, killing the instructor and the trainee pilot.