Pakistan's first woman fighter pilot dies in plane crash

November 24, 2015 17:02

Marium Mukhtiar, one of Pakistan's first female fighter pilots has been killed after her trainer jet crashed. While she and her colleague were able to eject the aircraft, which then crashed near the central town of Mianwali, Mukhtiar, however, died from her injuries. The second pilot, Saqib Abbasi is reportedly in intensive care. RIP.

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