Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar became the
first female pilot to have died on a mission when a PAF trainer jet
crashed near Kundian, Mianwali, Tuesday afternoon.A PAF FT-7PG flown by Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi and co-pilot Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar was on a routine operational training mission when it encountered an in-flight emergency during the final stages of the mission, said a PAF statement.
Marium was 24 years old and hailed from Karachi.
Women in the Pakistan Armed Forces are the female soldiers who serve in the Pakistan Armed Forces.Women have been taking part in Pakistani military since 1947 after the establishment of Pakistan. There are currently around 4,000 women who are serving in the Pakistan Armed Forces. In 2006, the first women fighter pilots batch joined the combat aerial mission command of PAF...
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