Pakistan’s first female fighter jet pilot to embrace martyrdom Marium Mukhtiar will be honoured with Tamgha-e-Basalat posthumously, Radio Pakistan reported on Saturday.
President Mamnoon Hussain has approved the award for the martyred pilot on the recommendation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Flying officer Mukhtiar was martyred on November 24 last year when her fighter jet crashed in Bhakra area near Mianwali. A PAF spokesman said the aircraft had developed problems but the pilot managed to divert the jet away to avoid any harm to the populated area.
