A Mirage fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force crashed in the eastern province of Punjab on Wednesday but the pilot ejected safely, the Geo Television reported.

The aircraft was on a "routine operational training mission" when it crashed about near the city of Jhang, some 290 km south of the capital city Islamabad, Geo television quoted a military official as saying.

"The crash apparently occurred due to technical malfunction," he said.

No loss of civilian life or property on ground had been reported.

An inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of accident, the official said.

Source: Xinhua