ISLAMABAD: The fifth death anniversary of Marium Mukhtiar, the first female martyred flying officer pilot of the Pakistan Air Force, is being celebrated today.
Marium Mukhtiar was martyred on 24th November 2015 during a routine flight on a training plane due to a technical malfunction near Mianwaliand became the first female martyr pilot of Pakistan. When the plane broke down, Marium turned it towards an uninhabited area.
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Mukhtiar was born on 18th May 1992 in Karachi. She passed the Intermediate Examination from Army Public School and College, Malir Cantt, Karachi. She was one of the best football players as well as she played for Balochistan United in the National Women’s Football Championship.
Mukhtiar joined the Pakistan Air Force in 2014 as a graduate. She was from PAF’s 132nd GD Pilot Course, which was attended by six other women. She was among about 20 female fighter pilots in the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), which only began inducting women in combat roles in 2006.
