Woman Pilot of Pakistan Air Force Perishes in Air Crash

It was a sad day today indeed for all Pakistanis as a brave and daring daughter of the soil perished in an air crash in a routine training mission near kacha area, Gurjat close to Mianwali, Tuesday 24 November today.

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar thus became the first female pilot to have perished in line of her duty and joins many of her brothers that have sacrificed their lives for the defence of their country. 

Reportedly, Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar was co-piloting a PAF FT-7PG flown by Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi when it developed a technical fault. Both pilots ejected the aircraft before it crashed and succumbed severe injuries. They were evacuated nearby military hospital, where Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar succumbed to her injuries. As per reports, the two pilots did their best to avoid the aircraft hitting the populated areas on ground and in the process had come to close to the ground when they finally ejected. Although the aircraft was equipped with the Martin Baker Mk10 zero-zero ejection seats, the fatality of both pilots can thus be attributed to the rather delayed ejection.

Marium always wanted to do something different and was inspired by the pomp and awe of the life of the fighter pilots. Stepping into the cockpit of a fighter jest was thus her challenge to accomplish. And she entered the window of opportunity when Pakistan Air Force opened its doors to the daughters of the country.

Although her mother had been concerned about her decision to join the force, she went ahead with her dream and became one of the few female pilots in Pakistan Air Force.

Just 24 years of age, she was hoping to challenge the enemy one day in a dog fight. But her life was too short for her dreams of catching an enemy mid air. 

Watch a video by BBC in which Marium appears and shares her dreams and aspirations:

Flying Officer Marium Mukhtiar shaheed - November 24, 2015
Posted by PAF Falcons Shop on Tuesday, November 24, 2015

More will be added as more is known about Marium Mukhtiar.

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Another son of the soil falls in line of duty

On Thursday evening, I received the news that a young son of a veteran and a friend of mine has fallen in line of duty. I immediately rushed to my friend's house, where already a large mourners and sympathizers had gathered to console with the bereaved family.

Captain Sharjeel Shahid Shinwari, pictured left, had graduated from the Army Medical College and had recently been posted to militant infested Waziristan, where Pakistan army is embattled with the militants for quite sometime. Located at Wana, Dr Sharjeel had gone vising the forward army posts to treat and look after the patients in forwards medical posts. On his way back, a remote controlled IED (Improvised Explosive Device) planted by the road side exploded and with it this beautiful young man also perished.  إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ

This is the third time in the recent past that I have attended such funerals to bid farewell to these beautiful young sons of the soil who laid down their lives in the line of the duty but never budged from serving their motherland and cleansing it from the menace of militancy, which has been imposed upon Pakistan as a fallout of American waged war on terror in Afghanistan. 

After the funeral prayer, the face of the martyred captain was uncovered for the last time so that family and friends could so him for he vanished under tons of earth forever. And let me say that his face looked as fresh as he is seen in his photo - the face of a martyr. Martyrs, who make our tomorrows safe and livable.

Now coming back to the militants, these young men are pitched against. Who are these militants - Muslims or otherwise? No one really knows as fighting against Muslims does not make any sense. Although, Pakistan Army is doing its best to uproot the menace of militancy from Pakistan's soil, these come fresh equipped with most modern and sophisticated weapons and 'highly trained' to handle weapons and IEDs. This clearly shows these militants are part of a bigger game to destroy Pakistan and pave way for anti Pakistan forces to move in and destroy yet another Islamic country.

But let me say with strong conviction that as long as these beautiful brave sons of the soil are there guarding the frontiers of the country, no one's dreams would ever be realized in destroying Pakistan, God willing.

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Funeral of child prodigy Arfa Karim draped in national standard held in Lahore

Arfa with Bull Gates after receiving MCP award

Funeral prayers of Arfa Karim Randhawa, who passed away on Saturday were held on Sunday in Lahore, Express News reported.

To pay homage and respect to the the World’s Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, her coffin was draped in the national flag.

The prayers, held in Cavalry Ground, were attended by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and attended by her close family members.

The teenage genius suffered an attack on that which had given her recognition and made her a source of inspiration for young and old across the country – her brain. Arfa had an epileptic attack on December 22 and had been in a coma since, till she passed away on Jan 14.

Two more funeral prayers will be held for Arfa, one in Faislabad and another in her ancestral village where she is to be buried.

Read more: The Express Tribune

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