First death anniversary of Mukhtiar observed

The first death anniversary of Pakistan's first female fighter pilot to be killed in the line of duty Marium Mukhtiar was observed on Thursday. Marium Mukhtiar was born on 18th May 1992 in Karachi. She was the daughter of Colonel Mukhtiar Ahmed Shaikh (Retd). She joined Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on 6th May 2011 and completed her graduation in 2014.
Marium Mukhtiar acquired fighter pilot training from PAF Academy Risalpur and was amongst the five female pilots of Pakistan who were able to fight on the war front. On the fateful day of 24th November 2015, she was on a routine training flight with her instructor Saqib Abbasi when her jet developed a fault and crashed at Kandian area in Bhakra near Mianwali.