An F-16 fighter jet belonging to the Pakistan Air Force crashed in Islamabad on Wednesday while carrying out rehearsals for the country Republic Day parade to be held on March 23. The plane crashed in a jungle near Shakarparian area of the capital, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said in a statement. The plane was carrying out routine exercises for the Pakistan Day parade when it crashed, it said, adding that the PAF has ordered an inquiry into the cause of the crash.