A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) C-130 aircraft made an emergency crash landing at Nur Khan airbase, Rawalpindi on Friday.

The aircraft caught fire after its landing, however, all crew members on board are safe, PAF spokesperson said in a statement. The fire has been extinguished, while the Air Head Quarters have ordered an inquiry into the incident, local media reported.

Earlier in June, two pilots died when a PAF  training aircraft crashed while landing at the Peshawar airbase. The plane was returning from a routine operational training mission, when it crashed during landing.

In another accident, a Frontier Corps soldier was martyred and two others were injured when an Army helicopter crash-landed on the outskirts of Quetta. The helicopter was en route from Kohlu to Quetta and carrying an injured soldier.

The soldier was being evacuated in an injured condition, however, he died when the helicopter made a crash landing. Members of the crew sustained minor injuries during the crash.